Golden Age 1990

Chapter 160 The next project "Nine-grade Sesame Official" (4000 words)
Bai Feng scored a hole-in-one in a dashing way, and the heroine of "Young and Dangerous" was confirmed.

Of course, this is a golf course, so you can’t mess around.

It's just that Zhenmei is seeing her brother Feng and Li Zi, especially Li Zi's smiling face.

She knew what was going on.

"Brother Feng~ You are so exaggerated."

"Hey, what's the matter?"

"People..."

"Don't worry, I will still have movies here later."

"Oh...Brother Feng is the best."

"hey-hey……"

Zhenmei knew what was going on, and she was not a fool, so she would not make random noises.

Bai Feng saw that she was so well-behaved, so of course he did it well.

As for other movies... In fact, Bai Feng's filmmaking is already very slow, at least here in Hong Kong, he is absolutely unique.

But this is not bad, otherwise, he would not necessarily be busy if he ran both ways.

According to the plan, Li Lizhen still filmed horror films with Huang Ying and others, and Lan Yucai.

Of course, it is estimated that the next period will be a period of difficulty.

On the one hand, the market in Hong Kong is going to decline, and on the other hand, the talents of these two people still have certain limitations.

Bai Feng was not in a hurry. After all, judging from the situation in the past two years, it was useless for him to be anxious.

From 1994 to 1995, it can be said to be an explosion period for global movies.

Of course, you can also count forward to 1993.

It can be said that the movies produced in the past few years are all classics.

Hollywood is now at its peak, just like the movie "The Killer Is Too Cold." Many people may not have thought that this movie was actually made by director Luc Besson in a rush to raise money, and it didn't take much time. In order to add some selling points, a little girl was specially found.

Luc Besson later admitted publicly that he just wanted to add some Lolita elements to make it more eye-catching.

I'm really lucky this time, I found Natalie Portman.

It should be said that Natalie Portman rose to prominence immediately after this movie, and the subsequent Star Wars made her soar even more.

Of course, few people would have thought that she would turn out to be like that, and Americans would hate her very much.

You know, among these American actresses, there are quite a few who are hated.

Natalie, Anne Hathaway, my eldest cousin...these three are the most hated.

The reasons why these three people are hated are really different.

Anne Hathaway knows everything and is pretty good at everything, so she is hated by many Americans.

The eldest cousin was pretending to be stupid. At first, many Americans still liked her character as a silly and arrogant girl, but later she became too stupid. It was obvious that she was just pretending at a glance.

If you fail at the Oscars once and that's it, then you fail again and again, or fail elsewhere. This is already an insult to the intelligence of movie fans.

And as for Natalie…

It was purely made by herself. What was originally a first-tier painting was replaced by a third-tier one.

Of course, these things are just memories for Bai Feng, and they haven't happened yet anyway.

But you know, for which movie did Luc Besson need money so much?
"fifth Element".

For a movie that Luc Besson cares about so much, its future reviews will be quite extreme.

Some people say this is a top-notch classic science fiction, while others think this movie is terrible.

But I have to admit that "The Fifth Element" is very unique, and its style is very different.

It directly draws a clear line with many science fiction films.

Well, the term for low emotional intelligence is, it’s pretty weird anyway.

And movies like this, in the past two years, can only be said to be mediocre.

This mediocrity is really not a disparagement, it depends on what movie it is compared to.

"The Shawshank Redemption", "Forrest Gump", "Pulp Fiction"...even if it is compared to the movie "This Killer Is Not Cold" that was used to raise money, it can't be compared.

At least judging from the subsequent evaluation and overall reputation, this is indeed the case.

In terms of commercial performance, just one "Lion King" is already amazing.

You know, this is a copy of Osamu Tezuka's work.

Movies like "Interview with the Vampire", "True Lies", "Speed"... were all very successful.

Let’s look at Hong Kong.

"Chungking Express", "Ashes of Time" and several of Ah Xing's films, etc...

They are really all very powerful.

Of course, looking at movies produced in Hong Kong, some have relatively average commercial performance.

But Bai Feng almost had to take a defensive stance at the moment.

Had to.

It is very convenient to watch American movies here in Hong Kong, otherwise there would be so much pressure on Hong Kong movies.

The first enemy Hong Kong films have to face is Hollywood films, but in the past everyone deliberately created another track.

Moreover, let’s not talk about Hong Kong, but let’s talk about mainland China. Hollywood movies also have a great influence.

Like "The Lion King", Bai Feng still remembers how popular this movie was at the time.

To be honest, in the original time and space, when "The Lion King" was released, he, Bai Feng, was not an advertiser, and he had not yet started with marketing.

But I also deeply felt how powerful Hollywood is in movie marketing. At that time, there was really almost all kinds of publicity.

Not just the movie, but the music in it.

In short, their efforts are indeed very generous, and in this day and age, many of us are indeed inclined towards European and American culture.

Therefore, it is inevitable that a blockbuster film like "The Lion King" will succeed.

What's going on with Bai Feng now?
Compared with "The Lion King", that is, compared with Hollywood, he is just a little Karami.

Of course, this is relative. After all, their capital is larger, and the funds Bai Feng can use at present are only tens of millions.

But it's really easy for Hollywood to build a publicity, hundreds of millions or something.

Bai Feng can only take a defensive position now. Of course, defense does not mean that it does not make money, but it makes money steadily.

"Young and Dangerous" is part of this plan.

It's just that Bai Feng didn't expect that someone would be unable to hold on any longer.

Before Bai Feng could continue to study the in-depth gameplay of golf with Zhenmei and Li Zi, he received a call from Long Wu.

……

Hong Kong also has green waters and green mountains.

This time I didn’t go to any restaurant, but drove to the mountains to see the scenery.

To be honest, this reminds Bai Feng of many plots in Hong Kong movies.

Often this kind of place is either a shootout or killing the boss, such as "A Comic to the End of the World".

However, Bai Feng was not afraid. He understood why Long Wu chose this place for the conversation.

"Mr. Bai, look to the north."

"Yes, got it."

"Is there any difference between there and here?"

“It’s relatively more prosperous there.”

"Yes, but does this mean that mainland China is more prosperous than Hong Kong?"

This statement is very strange, but the direction of Long Wu's finger is the Luohu Port in Pengcheng.

There is a phenomenon that has always existed.

Later, the border between the United States and Mexico was the most obvious. On the Mexican side, the city was more prosperous, with more people, more cars, and taller buildings.

And here in the United States, there is almost nothing except their guards.

This contrast is very strong.

At present, between Pengcheng and Hong Kong, this port is just one south and one north.I do feel this way.

Of course, the situation in the United States cannot be completely applied, especially in Hong Kong. It is not that there is nothing, but compared to the central area of ​​Hong Kong, it is indeed relatively average.

In fact, the real key is that this is a normal port, and Pengcheng is developing very rapidly.

Bai Feng has been there. There are so many people. It is a train station.

It’s not a smuggling operation, it’s a train ride directly to Kowloon.

However, Long Wu is definitely referring to this scene now.

Bai Feng smiled and said, "Now, there are indeed many places in mainland China that are not as good as Hong Kong, but why don't you think about the future?"

"..." Long Wu didn't speak, but his eyes expressed enough meaning.

What about the future?

Bai Feng smiled and said: "I know what you are thinking. From a normal logic, it seems that it is very difficult for a country to make an overall transition.

From an economic perspective, especially the capitalist market economy, it requires the allocation of resources.

To put it simply, someone must be so rich that the oil flows out, and then others can enjoy the 'oil' flowing out of him.

This seems to be called an overflow effect.

That is to say, the big capitalists must get rich first, so that other ordinary people can also make some money.

This is an economic theory. I am not an expert, and I dare not say anything more.

However, I have great faith in us Chinese ourselves. "

These words... to be honest, Long Wu somewhat didn't understand.

After all, for a person like him, listening to economic theory is almost like listening to heavenly scriptures.

Fortunately, Bai Feng's words are still very popular, especially the 'oil' at the end.

This is the case in Hong Kong. First, the big capitalists get rich and they have money, and then the people below have some money.

However, many of these big capitalists are really not human beings.

I have to take the example of TVB. The contracts they signed for those actors were incredible.

Among them, the salary given to a popular niche student was no more than 500 yuan per month, which was not as good as the workers on the assembly line at that time.

TVB's studio is a real studio, and the so-called actors work in the factory.

None of them are stars.

And this is the common situation in Hong Kong. They make money, but they don't want other people to have more money.

Later...then I started to raise salaries, and there are many reasons for this.

But no matter how you look at it, this pattern... is actually a universal pattern.

It's cruel, but it's also true.

In fact, economics is essentially the law of social development. Therefore, economics is called political economics in our mainland textbooks.

It’s not just about studying the economy, it’s also about studying the situation of social development.

From the long-term perspective of the entire human civilization, let a group of people get rich first, let them have money, and then they will make various investments with more money, which will produce spillover effects.

This is a normal phenomenon in human society.

Bai Feng even knew that the later so-called QE, which meant all kinds of money handouts, was actually based on this theory. Those money handouts were not given to ordinary people, but to many banks and capitalists for them to invest. , producing spillover effects.

It's a pity that those guys are too damn damaged. They just care about themselves and invest in the financial market when they have money.

Therefore, things will get worse and worse in the United States, and the more money we spend, the less obvious the effect will be.

Of course Long Wu doesn't know this, but he has experience. What he sees is the Hong Kong model, which is the general situation of human society for a long time.

And what is Bai Feng going to say?
What he emphasized was: We Chinese!
Long Wu didn't speak, and Bai Feng didn't finish speaking.

"Have you ever considered this possibility?

That is, when China, a big country with a population of more than one billion, reverses this phenomenon.

In our country, hundreds of millions of people have been lifted out of poverty.

In my country, hundreds of millions of people have entered the middle class.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that many people have become prosperous and very rich, and even they are as indifferent as those black-hearted capitalists.

However, as far as the first two cases are concerned.

Can you imagine what a grand scene it was? "

Bai Feng's words were very ordinary, and there was no change in his tone.

However, Long Wu felt inexplicably excited!

If it becomes like that, that would be too... too awesome!
It was simply an unprecedented prosperous era in human history!

So many people have entered the middle class. You know, even the United States can only boast of a middle class of [-] million.

But in China, once the economy develops, the wages of many people will increase significantly.

How big is our middle class?
So……

"At that time..." Long Wu naturally thought of movies, "In the mainland movie market, it should still be possible for a movie to get hundreds of millions in box office."

Listen, listen to how angry he is!

Bai Feng really laughed at Long Wu in his heart. How can you, a guy like you who doesn't even dare to imagine, be considered a big boss?

Several hundred million?

Hundreds of millions are nothing!

In Bai Feng's mind, the future seems like yesterday.

Let alone hundreds of millions, for a successful commercial film, one billion is just the bottom line.

30 billion is considered entry-level success.

Of course, Bai Feng couldn't talk about these things because he was afraid of scaring Long Wu.

"Perhaps, you think I'm just trying to make a fool of myself, but in this future, what do you plan to do..."

Yes, are you Long Wu going to get in the car?
Originally, Long Wu wanted to give Bai Feng a show of strength or something, but now he saw...

It's back!

After all, Bai Feng is good at brainwashing others, and Long Wu is still young.

But, it’s still important to get down to business.

"Mr. Bai, how much can you promise?"

This question is relatively general, but it also proves that Long Wu was successfully brainwashed by Bai Feng.

Bai Feng put away his smile, "I can only promise that as long as it is an excellent movie, it should get positive benefits."

This is almost like saying nothing.

But how does Long Wu choose?
"Axing wants to make a movie called "Domestic Lingling Paint"..."

Before he could finish speaking, Bai Feng said, "Change one."

Good guy, this reaction...

The main reason is that the film didn't seem to be easy to pass the review. From a certain point of view, the joke was a bit too much.

Especially the inscription on the kitchen knife later, which is indeed a bit sensitive.

Of course, no one cared about this afterwards, and probably even the person who saw it just laughed it off.

But what should you do if you are stuck right now?
Bai Feng just wants to make money and doesn't want to cause trouble.

Okay, Long Wu is actually very sincere this time.

""Nine-grade Sesame Official"..."

"Well, that's it."

Bai Feng was really happy to agree this time, and Long Wu also expressed great affirmation to him.

is a character!

　Well, it was pushed up today, so I’m really excited.

　　Please give me your support, please.

　　In addition, there is good news. I signed up for the Dalian Marathon and won the lottery this time. Hehe...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)