Chapter 379： Infernal Affairs

As we all know, the filming and production of Hong Kong City movies has always been known for its fast speed. It rarely takes more than a year from the beginning to the release of a movie, and most of it is within a few months.

In this regard, Hollywood is incomparable anyway.

Ronan speculated that "Infernal Affairs" should be in the preparatory stage according to the usual model of the Hong Kong movie.

Why are you peddling at the trade fair now?

"Mr. Anderson?" Wan Qian came over, and was stopped by Connie before she could ask the other words.

Ronan looked at the posters of the two movie kings of Shanghai SIPG, connected to the diving speed of the Port City movie, and soon had a guess in his heart.

This is most likely because Media Asia is engaged in the pre-sale of "Infernal Affairs". After all, the investment of "Infernal Affairs" is definitely at the level of top-tier major productions for Hong Kong movies of this era. It is quite normal for Media Asia Pictures to raise external funds to reduce risks.

The decline of Hong Kong City films does not mean that the Hong Kong City film market has declined. In fact, the total annual box office of Hong Kong City is almost the same as that of the golden age of Hong Kong City movies, but the number of viewers who choose to watch Hong Kong City movies is decreasing every year.

Even with countless feelings for Hong Kong City movies, this cannot be denied.

The audience in Hong Kong City is more choosing Hollywood movies and even Korean movies...

In the past, the prosperity of Hong Kong films was closely related to the treasure island and the entire East Asian and Southeast Asian markets, but now in these places, either the local film industry is emerging, or Hollywood movies are everywhere.

If "Jurassic Park" shocked movie audiences all over the world, it knocked on the doors of movie markets.

That "Titanic" is unstoppable, let people see the magic of the film industry.

This kind of advantage accumulated over decades of highly industrialization cannot be changed by a certain number of film companies or even the entire Hong Kong film circle.

In fact, for example, the changes in movie audiences around Ronan in his previous life can reflect the rise and fall of Hong Kong movies from a certain perspective.

Let alone the "Titanic", the year 2000 is the demarcation point.

Before 2000, many mainland audiences were most familiar with Hong Kong City movies. Almost all Hong Kong City movies were shown in the video room.

At that time, there were relatively few theaters, and their commercialization was not enough. Many times they had to undertake scheduled screening tasks, and relatively few Western films were introduced.

Many things are harmless without comparison.

"Titanic" made most of the audience know about Hollywood movies, but after 2000 theaters were gradually commercialized, the introduction of foreign films increased, the annual Hollywood film volume of China Film is limited, the introduction of Hollywood is naturally the most outstanding industrial production .

Faced with the limitations of the times, the lethality of the big special effects brought by the big industry can be imagined.

In contrast, the Hong Kong City movie is inevitably a bit petty.

The impact of the social situation on the film industry is also real.

For example, before this, the national film resources: people, capital, technology, etc., were all concentrated in Hong Kong.

The advantages of resource collection can be imagined.

In the past, the mainland was closed. Hong Kong City was exposed to industrialized culture relatively early. Through the window of Hong Kong, the mainland can see the outside world fresh.

In addition, Hong Kong City is more developed than the mainland, just like the nouveau riche in the countryside who has seen some world scenes after entering the city, so I am more fascinated by Hong Kong City movies, mainly because they are fresh.

However, after 2000, the mainland economy has developed rapidly, and the so-called advantages of Hong Kong City are no longer there...

With economic development, people's needs have also changed. Coupled with the impact of Hollywood blockbusters, audiences have begun to pursue higher production and more novel movies.

The Hong Kong City movies are still the same, and they have not kept up with the development of the times.

Ronan read the poster carefully. Since he encountered "Infernal Affairs," he naturally did not let it go. Gangster movies have always had a pretty good market in North America and have a large audience.

Of course, it is not the Hong Kong City version. The Hong Kong City version is very beautiful, but it is not suitable for North American audiences.

When Ronan was looking at the poster, the people in the booth also noticed Ronan. Among them, a middle-aged man with glasses quickly came to a mixed-race man with short brown hair.

"Elos, look at that man." The middle-aged man with glasses motioned to Ronan's side with his eyes, and said in Cantonese: "This man seems familiar."

The mixed-race man put aside his job and took a closer look at Ronan. He also said in Cantonese: "I've seen it on the opening ceremony and the organizing committee's directory. This person is Ronan Anderson, the owner of Hollywood Relativity Entertainment. A publishing company called Embassy Pictures."

The middle-aged man wearing glasses was shocked immediately and asked, "Are you sure?"

The mixed-race man said solemnly: "Andrew, I'm pretty sure."

The middle-aged man gently pushed down his glasses and said, "Ang Lee’s "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was released by Embassy Pictures. The last time I saw Xu Ligong, I heard him say that Ronan Anderson bought this film. ."

The mixed-race man patted him on the shoulder: "Be safe, don't worry, I'll go find the way first."

There were not many people in front of the booth, and Ronan saw it as soon as the mixed-race man walked out.

"Hello." The mixed-race man came to Ronan, spoke very fluent English, and tentatively asked: "Are you Ronan Anderson from Relativity Entertainment?"

Ronan had already taken a quick look at this mixed-race man. He seemed to be a business elite in his 50s.

He nodded and said, "This is Ronan Anderson."

The mixed-race man shook hands with Ronan quickly and introduced himself: "I am Elos Garland, the senior vice president of Media Asia Pictures." He then turned to the topic: "Mr. Anderson is interested in Media Asia Pictures' films? "

Ronan said, "I have watched many Hong Kong City movies since I was a teenager."

Elos Garland made a please gesture: "Mr. Anderson, if you don't mind, let's talk inside."

Ronan followed him into the reception room separated from the exhibition hall, and the others followed.

There was also a middle-aged man wearing glasses.

"Mr. Anderson." Elos-Garland introduced: "This is Andrew Liu from the Basic Film Production Company, and a well-known film director and producer in Hong Kong."

Originally, Ronan only thought that this person was a little familiar, but when he heard the identity of the director, he immediately realized who it was. While shaking hands with the other party, he said, "Director Liu, I have seen "The Hero of the Wind" directed by you. Very good film."

There is a sentence in it that is impressive: Are golden scales a thing in the pool?

Later, these words even became sensitive words.

Andrew Liu was a little surprised, and quickly replied: "I'm overwhelmed."

Ronan didn't intend to spend too much time, and said directly: "Many old films of Media Asia Pictures are very popular with me. I hope to introduce these films to North America, release DVDs or promote them on emerging Internet channels. "

Ailos-Garland quickly said: "Media Asia is willing to cooperate with friends from Hollywood."

Most of the exhibits this time are old films. Bringing the relevant materials of these old films, MediaAsia's goal is to promote them to the international market as much as possible.

Ronan added: "Maybe some of these videos, my company has already obtained the relevant copyrights, I will ask someone to conduct targeted discussions with you, I don't know what your intentions are?"

"Yes." Elos-Garland responded in one gulp: "Mr. Anderson, you can send someone over at any time."

Ronan nodded slightly. After Netflix acquired Ruiou, he has obtained the copyrights of many Hong Kong films, of which there must be a part of Media Asia Pictures. He can't remember exactly which ones, but he roughly remembers it, as if not. Copyright of Media Asia Zombie Series.

As soon as he saw the famous Jiu Shu in the booth, Ronan thought of the teacher of countless experts from all walks of life...

Taking the North American copyrights of these old films does not cost a few dollars. It can not only release DVDs, but also enrich Netflix's film library. It can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

Like zombie movies, there are some audiences in North America. For well-known reasons, things like this kind of Taoism and gods and monsters are actually spread more widely among overseas Chinese.

Afterwards, Ronan and Elos Garland made a few polite words.

Andrew Liu couldn't help but gently touched Elos Garland with his foot. Elos Garland thought that there were very few buyers from North America at this film festival, and Embassy Pictures was one of the best choices.

"Mr. Anderson." Elos-Garland asked tentatively, "I wonder if you are interested in MediaAsia's new film?"

It is not easy to meet a strong Hollywood buyer.

Ronan knows that the company he represents is attractive to these overseas filmmakers, so he feels quite sitting on the Diaoyutai.

"New movie?" Ronan thought of the poster he had just seen, with the words "Latest Masterpiece" on it, and asked, "Is it the large poster in front of the booth?"

Ailos-Garland said: "Yes, this is Media Asia's 2002 masterpiece, and it is also the film with the highest investment in the entire Hong Kong film in the past two years. We have gathered the four movie kings from Hong Kong ~ www.novelhall.com ~And Andrew personally directed."

Having said that, he took a pile of information from Andrew Liu and placed it in front of Ronan.

Ronan picked it up and looked at it carefully. This is a detailed introduction of the film project, including the general plot, the list of main creators, and market prospect analysis, etc., each of which is very detailed, comparable to Hollywood's first-line major productions.

Of course, for Hong Kong City movies, "Infernal Affairs" can be said to be a veritable top production.

Ronan has watched this film too many times, and I don’t know how many related news he has watched. After the release of "Infernal Affairs", many people regarded it as a Hong Kong film rescue, and wanted to revitalize this film. Lifeless port city movie.

After "Infernal Affairs", the Hong Kong City film did pick up briefly, but it was a pity that it just returned to light.

After browsing the information in general, Ronan asked tentatively: "Can you watch the movie?"

Elos-Garland was a little embarrassed, then returned to normal: "The film has not officially started shooting."