Chapter 101: Era Dividend! (Seeking subscriptions)

Nixon visited China in 1972!

Such a big thing, how could Zou Wenhuai not know?

But he had never linked Li Xiaolong's movies to such a major diplomatic event.

"I'm too lazy to talk about those international events; I guess Boss Zou doesn't like to hear them either!"

Wu Feng said decisively: "But the fact is just so!"

"After the US President visited the Mainland, Li Xiaolong's movies easily entered the US market, and then kung fu movies swept the whole world!"

"Mr. Li Xiaolong has passed away, so I won't say much about some guesses, lest you think I am disrespectful to Mr. Li Xiaolong!"

"But if you say that in the whole of Hong Kong, there is no second kung fu master like Li Xiaolong, I don't believe it!"

"Especially Northern boxing styles, like Baji Quan and Xingyi Quan, which are quite ornamental when fought, and the effect on the screen won't be bad, but why doesn't the European and American market recognize them!"

"Besides the script possibly not being good, the biggest possibility is that the other side doesn't open the door!"

"No matter what, Li Xiaolong is an American Chinese, and the European and American side could barely accept it!"

"But his fame is too great, so great that he has become the light of the Chinese, and he is the kind of super masculine and able-to-fight type, which doesn't fit the stereotype of the Chinese in Europe and America!"

"What is the stereotype of the Chinese in Europe and America? A braid hanging behind the head, shoulders hunched, a wretched look, short stature, full of illness, just missing the four words 'Sick Man of East Asia' on the forehead; don't think it's an exaggeration!"

"Why was *Fist of Fury* filmed by Li Xiaolong so shocking, and gave the Hong Kong audience at that time such a deep feeling? Especially the ferocity and brutality when kicking the plaque of 'Sick Man of East Asia', which was absolutely his true psychological portrayal at the time. It was too real, so it had such great infection!"

"It can be said that Li Xiaolong's sudden appearance and important influence in the world film circle directly shattered the stereotype imposed on the Chinese by the mainstream European and American public opinion, making European and American audiences think that all Chinese are kung fu masters, which is not a good thing for Europe and America!"

"Dealing with the Soviet Union, which is in its prime, is already quite strenuous; if they have to be distracted to take care of the Chinese group that is in high spirits and even united, that would be really fatal!"

"This is also one of the main reasons why it is extremely difficult for Hong Kong to produce another international kung fu superstar after Li Xiaolong's death; people don't give opportunities!"

Speaking of this, he smacked his lips, really wanting to talk about the US comprehensively blocking the news of 'Resisting US Aggression and Aiding Korea', but finally didn't say it.

Only after being beaten painfully do people know fear and wariness; many hard-to-understand phenomena can be explained and understood. However, he could be sure that Zou Wenhuai and the others didn't like to hear these.

But even so, Zou Wenhuai, He Guanchang, and Cheng Shilong were already dumbfounded.

Where had they heard such unique insights? It simply subverted their worldview.

They felt quite awkward in their hearts, but if they wanted to argue, they didn't know how to speak.

Was Wu Feng's statement correct?

Thinking carefully, it was really such a situation!

In the past, for Li Xiaolong's sudden explosion and the difficulty of imitating Li Xiaolong's success model later, they just felt that there were many overt or covert obstacles in it.

Now they knew, it turned out to be such a situation!

"Then, then, then, I have no chance to impact the European and American mainstream market?"

Cheng Shilong asked dejectedly: "If it's really like this..."

Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang's faces changed when they heard this, wanting to scold Wu Feng for talking nonsense, but didn't know how to soothe Cheng Shilong's injured heart and fighting spirit!

"On the contrary, Brother Cheng is not without a chance, and the chance is not small!"

Wu Feng's answer was once again unexpected: "Still the same sentence, Li Xiaolong could eat the dividend of the Mainland and the United States establishing diplomatic relations, and you, Cheng Shilong, can also eat it!"

"As long as the Soviet Union is still there and still a threat, the United States has to spend a lot of effort to win over the Mainland!"

"As a communication hub for the Mainland to the outside world, Hong Kong's importance is unquestionable!"

"As one of the hegemons of the Hong Kong film industry, Golden Harvest is certainly also quite concerned by the Mainland!"

"As long as the Mainland attaches importance to it, the United States side cannot easily ignore it; this is Brother Cheng's opportunity!"

"In fact, I envy Golden Harvest for having branches in the United States and being able to cooperate directly with Hollywood giant companies, but it's a pity that it didn't play the role it should have!"

"Don't be timid when facing Hollywood giants; don't easily give up the interests that should be fought for!"

"If it really doesn't work, you can completely cooperate with those independent production companies. Even if the movie can't be released nationwide in the United States, it's fine as long as it is released in some regional cinemas!"

Reaching out to stop Zou Wenhuai who wanted to speak, Wu Feng continued: "Brother Cheng is not Li Xiaolong after all, and doesn't have enough fame and influence in the United States!"

"The first thing Golden Harvest needs to do is to let European and American audiences gradually recognize and become familiar with Brother Cheng, instead of demanding any treatment according to the standards of an international superstar; isn't that nonsense?"

"If it is according to my idea, if Golden Harvest is unwilling to accept that Brother Cheng's movies cannot be released on a large scale, then simply don't release them, and directly sell videotapes to cultivate audiences!"

"At present, the videotape market in the United States is growing rapidly, and it is estimated that it can have a market scale of two or three billion. The key is that videotapes are widely spread, which is very helpful for cultivating Brother Cheng's kung fu movie fans!"

Speaking of this, Wu Feng looked at Zou Wenhuai and asked curiously: "I actually don't understand, Brother Cheng's *Police Story* is a rare action movie even if it is placed in the European and American mainstream film market!"

"Even if it can't enter mainstream cinemas, why didn't you think about entering the videotape market in the United States?"

"Looking at the whole European and American action movie field, can you find another one who risks his life like Brother Cheng?"

Zou Wenhuai was very embarrassed and hurriedly explained: "Golden Harvest already has ideas, and it will be implemented soon, so there is no need for Wu Feng to worry!"

The situation was naturally not like this; in fact, Golden Harvest didn't work in this direction at all.

It wasn't until later that Cheng Shilong became famous in Hollywood that many of his old movies flowed into the US market in the form of videotapes.

But even then, American audiences were amazed by the life-risking action scenes in *Police Story*, let alone now; it can only be said that Golden Harvest was really wasting things.

Some things are really helpless; when facing the ghosts, film industry hegemons like Zou Wenhuai couldn't get hard, and I don't know what they were afraid of?

Clearly Golden Harvest spent real money and was a financier, but they couldn't even get autonomy.

Under such circumstances, they couldn't be self-centered and all revolved around Hollywood's model; it would be a ghost if they could achieve results.

Cheng Shilong's personal style was too obvious, and the movie would be more than half wasted without dominance.

For Golden Harvest and Zou Wenhuai's style of doing things, Wu Feng couldn't say much, so he could only continue to point out the country: "Also, don't underestimate the power of novels and comics; you can also adapt the classic movie stories filmed by Brother Cheng into English novels and comics and put them into the European and American markets, even if they don't make money!"

"If you think this is not enough, you can completely adapt the movie into an animation, and then give it to European and American TV stations for free, which is also a good promotional channel!"

"In addition, do you have any misunderstandings about European and American film festivals?"

"Except for films on the competition route, there are also pure exhibition screenings; film festivals are actually a large film market, and the more famous the film festival, the stronger the market attribute!"

"Like the European three major ones, every time they are held, film merchants from all over the world gather!"

"The films filmed by Brother Cheng don't have cultural barriers, which means audiences all over the world can understand them, and they can easily sell copyrights in dozens of countries!"

"Even if each copyright fee is not high, it is not a small amount when accumulated!"

"No matter what, you must actively go out. Of course, you must have high-quality films in your hands, otherwise, you will only be embarrassed when you go out!"

Speaking of this, he felt it was about enough and made a final summary: "Still the same sentence, Brother Cheng and Golden Harvest can both take advantage of the wind of the United States winning over the Mainland!"

"It is best to open up the situation before the wind disappears, otherwise Golden Harvest won't even have the qualification to sit at the table in the future!"

"Hollywood can completely absorb Brother Cheng. At that time, if Golden Harvest hasn't opened up the European and American market and has a certain share and say, it will only be kicked away!"

After speaking, he stood up directly, ignored Zou Wenhuai and the others who were still in a state of shock, opened the door, and left.

He felt unspeakably comfortable in his heart; sure enough, the feeling of spraying people was quite good.

Of course, the taste of pointing out the country was also quite wonderful.

It's a pity that Zou Wenhuai and the others were influenced by the environment of Hong Kong, and their mentality was ultimately much worse.

Unlike adults born in the Mainland and who received complete education in the Mainland, they all carried a bit of a great power mentality in their hearts, and their eyes on the international situation were very different.

What US President, British Queen, they were all quite casual when mentioned.

But in Hong Kong, the so-called elites, when mentioning such existence, all carried a bit of awe, and their posture was unconsciously lowered a lot.

It was also because of this that Wu Feng couldn't say many things, and Zou Wenhuai and the others might not understand.

For example, why the United States is both winning over and guarding against the Mainland!

And for example, Golden Harvest can take advantage of the current honeymoon period between the United States and the Mainland; even if the posture is strong, it doesn't matter, and it can completely put the boutique films in its hands into the European and American mainstream market.

Also, Golden Harvest's window period doesn't have many years left; if they don't grasp it, the opportunity will be even harder in the future.

Once the United States puts part of its attention on East Asia, the so-called market that the Hong Kong film industry relies on for development and growth will immediately collapse.

The deterrent power of the American father is not just talk!

As long as they exert a little force, the film market in Taiwan will have to actively open up.

Then it will be East Asia and Southeast Asia; what can Hong Kong films use to compete with Hollywood movies?

The best way is to make it a chaotic situation where you have me and I have you.

Before certain forces completely control Hollywood, there are still many opportunities and loopholes to drill.

Coming out of Golden Harvest, the five vans soon arrived at VTech.

"Look, this is the game adaptation right for the *Project A* series and the *Police Story* series!"

Wu Feng handed the contract to the boss of VTech and said directly: "Still the previous cooperation model!"

"Initially, I will invest about 1.5 million as the game R&D startup capital; if there is a need to add more later, we will talk about it!"

The boss of VTech signed the cooperation agreement very happily, which was absolutely a great thing for him.

The *A Better Tomorrow* arcade had already sold more than 3,000 units!

The profit was more than 30 million, absolutely a golden chicken that only laid golden eggs.

But at the same time, Wu Feng also heard a piece of bad news.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 102 =====