His junior brother Yuan Biao's (time-travel version of Ip Man 1), in North America alone, relied on the rise of Bill Gates and followed the wave of anti-Japanese and anti-Japanese goods in North America. It sold for 120 million U.S. dollars, and the global total accumulated 410 million U.S. dollars.

Why can’t his Police Story, the fourth Kung Fu movie, expect to break $300 million worldwide?

That's the situation.

Aaron was really hoping to finish filming the movie smoothly. Just as he was chatting with Yu Rongzhen and others and discussing the next shooting plan, Deng Jingsheng came from not far away and said, "Brother Long, what's going on over there?"

Brother Yu is here."

"Along with Brother Yu is Ke Junxiong."

Cheng Long was slightly surprised, but said quickly, "You guys have a rest first, I'll go pick them up."

Soon, he met Wang Yu and Ke Junxiong who came to visit the team. The two exchanged polite greetings for a while and made an appointment to go to the Good Luck Lai flagship store for dinner after filming today's scene. Then Aaron continued to be busy.

Wang Yu and Ke Junxiong just watched...

It wasn't until he finished his work and arrived at the Good Luck Lai private room in Tsim Sha Tsui that Cheng Long and his brothers from the Cheng family toasted for several rounds of wine. Wang Yu sighed with emotion, "Aaron, your status as an international superstar is really getting better and better now."

It’s hot.”

"I won't beat around the bush, let's just say it straight away. Previously, Lao Wu from our Bamboo Society came to Hong Kong to try to apply for a movie (Laughing Lin Boy). Didn't he pass? Mr. Zhao nodded and asked Lao Wu to start filming seriously."

"Brother Ke and I also had an idea to make a prison film, but the subject matter is hard to find. We want the film to be a big hit, even to Europe and the United States. We can't do it without a superstar to support us. How about you play a role, Aaron? Pay the film.

We are not playing tricks, we are all old friends for more than ten years, and I will give you a salary of 10 million Hong Kong dollars."

"The specific process is that Ya Bazi and Lao Wu were imprisoned during the First Qing Dynasty and were bullied and oppressed by those bullies."

Cheng Long nodded with a smile, "Brother Yu, don't worry, I'll definitely be fine. As for the pay, it won't be that much. If the scenes are small, I'll be paid as a guest star. If the scenes are more, I'll give you one or two million. If you hadn't given me a hand back then, I wouldn't have had any money."

What’s my situation today?”

It was still the trouble caused when Jiahe poached Cheng Long from Luo Wei. Luo Wei didn't follow martial ethics and found work for the club boy. The club boy not only wanted to eat Jiahe's big meat, but also wanted to eat Luo Wei.

Eat at both ends, eat at the top and eat at the bottom. The society has the foundation of a dynamic group.

At that time, it was He Guanchang who led Cheng Long on a detour to avoid the limelight. Wang Yu himself was a member of the Hun Bamboo Society and came out to help, and the trouble was settled.

Wang Yu laughed, "That won't work. Let's follow the industry rules. It's lucky to say that I didn't go to jail during the First Qing Dynasty. Since the beginning of 1988, I flew to Moscow with Brother Ke to engage in international trade."

"We have saved a lot of money in the past two years. It is all clean money. So, you can help me make an appointment with Sanmao, Andy Lau, and Tony Leung Ka-fai. We all follow the rules and each of them will be paid either 8 million or 10 million Hong Kong dollars."

"That guy Lao Wu dares to spend more than 30 million Hong Kong dollars to hire a young man like Liu Yijun to make a blockbuster. How are we worse than him?"

"I've already thought of a movie title, and it's called Fire Island!"

Ke Junxiong also smiled and chimed in, "Yes, we have decided on the outline of the story, only the superstar is missing. As for the specific shooting time, it depends on your schedule. Brother Wang and I are both old and belong to the older generation that has been eliminated by the times."

"But we guys still want to give it a try. If you add Sanmao, Andy Lau, Liang Jiahui and others, we will have a box office hit in Europe and the United States, right?"

"Actually, I also want to invite Yuan Biao, Lin Zhengying and the others, but after chatting with Brother Wang a little more, I feel that this time I should test the water first and test it temporarily."

On the Fire Island in the original track, Cheng Long and Hong Yinbao came forward because of their reputation and friendship. Liu Dehua and Liang Jiahui were in a much worse situation...

But in this dimension, even if you lend Wang Yu and Ke Junxiong ten more courage, they won't dare to draw out their guns and act randomly.

The next moment, Ke Junxiong touched his bald head and said, "Back then, Yuan Biao and you guys put together a group of superstars and bombed the world with 781 million U.S. dollars. Later, you, Jet Li, Andy Lau and others were willing to play supporting roles to support Sister Hong of the Oriental Group.

The Wing Chun movie has sold more than 100 million US dollars at the global box office."

"Brother Wang and I pooled together tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars and hired a group of action stars to film. We won't lose money at all. Haha, it's a matter of making more or less."

Cheng Long was also a little speechless. He politely excused himself again, but he really couldn't. If Lao Wang insisted on giving him a salary of 10 million Hong Kong dollars, he should just sign a check and give it to him now...

Because he needed to use Cheng Long's reputation to attract Andy Lau and Leung Ka Fai to the show.

Cheng Long had no choice but to accept it and raised his glass in a toast.

You said that at this stage Wang Yu and Ke Junxiong are not short of money, why do they still ask Cheng Long to be the middleman? Why don't they go to Liang Jiahui and Liu Dehua with the check?

Just kidding, those two actors are getting bigger and bigger. They often don't look at the pay when accepting roles, but look at the script.

Let's just talk about Tony Leung Ka-fai. He is definitely one of the top stars. He is not much worse than Zhang Guorong and Cheng Lung who only talk about their qualifications in the film and television industry. He has also acted in one or two movies of Life and Death, and has shaped the global action star lineup through Life and Death.

of.

Others (Never Compromise) (The Legend of Wang Wenxia) (Underworld) (Manslaughter) and so on, which one is not an outstanding masterpiece? Such Ah Hui actually took the initiative to run to the set of (The Legend of Concubine Wan Gui) without any reason.

Playing the role of Baozong... Baozong!

Facing the scripts handed to him by other companies, he didn't bother to accept them no matter how much money they offered.

Liang Jiahui is like this, and Andy Lau is even more so. Ever since he failed to invest in Wang Jiawei's projects one after another, the scripts saved for him by the outside world, unless they are really too exciting for him, will go to Wang Jing, Li Lichi and others to discuss whether to take it or not.

He will only accept it if a group of staff officers think they can take it on. It is useless to just give money.

Although he felt speechless in his heart, after eating and drinking for a few times, Aaron still smiled and said, "Please Hua Zai and Jiahui, I will help you pass the message. I can't guarantee whether you will come or not. I can only give you more advice."

He thinks, invite such a group of big names to make a prison movie? A prison movie about the period when Ya Bazi and other big brothers from Zhushe were building the earth on Green Island? This...

Can you really make money??

But both Wang Yu and Ke Junxiong are veteran filmmakers. When these two became popular in the film industry, Cheng Long was still playing small roles, and since everyone had enough money, he could only nod.

Anyway, I've paid enough for the film, and the filming schedule follows the stars' schedules, so it's not a big deal.

After drinking two more glasses of wine, Wang Yu smiled and said, "Since our book dares to be so ambitious and invites you all, Aaron, what about the female characters? At least arrange for two female protagonists to be paired together? Even if they are both

The heroine also has to make a choice before going to prison."

"Aaron, do you have any good candidates?"

Cheng Long was stunned, "No, Brother Yu, haven't I read the script yet? I don't even know the direction of the story yet..."

In other words, Wang Yu came to ask him to act in a movie, and he owed him a favor.

Wang Yu laughed and said, "Okay, let's eat. After we finish our meal, we will read the script tomorrow. Then you can help us recommend it."

………………

a new day.

ATV TV City.

When Zhao Donghuai met with Zou Wenhuai and Lei Juekun, the two film and television tycoons also expressed their intention to come.

"Zhao Sheng, you can get the first few movies of Princess Golden's Best Partner, including Happy Paradise and other projects, for free on the ATV movie channel. I don't ask for anything else. I just want you to give me the advertising time period for each movie."

All I need is one minute of free advertising space.”

"Of course, I am specifically referring to the movies under my company. When they are played for free, I will get one minute of advertising space for each movie."

Zou Wenhuai was also very enthusiastic, "The most expensive thing in our company is the copyright of Aaron's (Drunken Master) (Laughing Fist) (Master Long) (Plan A) and other movies."

"Even Sanmao and the others (Five Lucky Stars) can use it for free on the ATV movie channel. My request is the same as Lei Sheng's. When these movies are played and advertisements are inserted, I will be given one minute of advertising space for each film."

"Although SRG's new round of ratings survey report on ATV's star launch has not yet been fully launched, thousands of households for the survey have not even been selected, let alone valuable equipment such as TV rating recorders."

"However, I still have a hunch that even though it has been so long, many people have watched these movies more than once on video tapes, but when they are screened for free on movie channels, they will definitely bring out a new wave of viewers."

"The ratings won't be bad!"

That is to say, starting from these days, after ATV's normal star upgrade, each channel has been accompanied by many TV households in other places buying and using satellite antennas and other equipment, so that they can watch ATV in a timely manner.

This matter is still being promoted locally.

The movies played on the ATV movie channel a few days ago were (Bo Niu) (New World) Part 1 and 2, (Sister Tuoqiang) (Hardcover Chasing Girls), etc. In the 1983 and 1984 period, films shot by Zhao Donghuai or produced by the Zhao Group

Qian's filming, as well as old movies with copyrights obtained from Zou Wenhuai and others.

Don’t forget, when he acquired ATV in 1984, he told Cheng Long that he wanted to take down movies such as "Bo Niu" that had poor box office sales in Hong Kong and have them broadcast late at night on ATV.

In the past, it was one thing to occasionally broadcast it late at night or in the morning. Now, it is another thing to broadcast it on a satellite station. In the past, only Hong Kong viewers could watch it. Now, as long as you have it, you can watch it over there, from Taiwan, South Korea, Stars, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines.

Satellite dish, you can see it all!

Besides, so much time has passed, and the profits from video tapes have come to an end, but... a few years have passed, and children who used to be five or six years old may be in their teens, and those who used to be eleven or twelve are now eighteen or nineteen.

As we grow older, our interests and hobbies are changing.

In the past, children liked to watch cartoons, but did not like to watch big action movies in the real-life field. It is normal for their tastes to change when they grow up.

His ATV movie channel plays a 90-minute old movie, with one minute of commercials after the beginning, another 45 minutes of commercials in the middle, and another minute of commercials near the end...

Watch an old movie for an hour or two.

How many ads can be inserted in a day??

Don’t think Zhao Donghuai is bad yet, it’s already standard for him to insert commercials during movie programs instead of inserting movies during commercials!

Just kidding, watching a 90-minute or 100-minute movie with only 3 minutes of commercials is not a good conscience?

This is a model for the industry, okay?

Zhao Donghuai was not surprised that Zou Wenhuai and Lei Juekun came to his door. He just asked curiously, "Zou Sheng, are you even willing to show (Plan A) (Five Lucky Stars) for free?"

Zou Wenhuai laughed and said, "It's nothing. It's been seven years. Even if the rental income of the video tapes has been sold for seven years, there won't be much money left in the future. It's better to use it to launch advertisements on TV stations."

"As long as I can sell a lot of my shampoo, toothpaste, shower gel and other daily cosmetic products, it will be a pity to spend the little money on the video tape later."

Zhao Donghuai puts on the movie channel, with a three-minute advertisement for each movie, and only one minute for each of their blockbusters! It should be said that the psychological price is revealed at the beginning.

Lei Juekun also laughed, "It's been eight years since the first film (The Best Partner), and I have long run out of money to rent video tapes. Putting it on the TV to promote advertising for a minute will also be very beneficial to my paper industry."
To be continued...