Chapter 230: Hidden Fame!

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In the small training ground of the building where Wu Feng lived, Li Saifeng was performing a set of... Taekwondo leg techniques.

Seeing her high kicks and low stomps, her beautiful long legs played out various pretty tricks, and from time to time, she leaped and jumped, with shadows of legs continuous, which was quite pleasing to the eye.

It has to be said that the flashy moves of Taekwondo, when performed, indeed have great viewing value.

Of course, the traditional martial arts routines of the Mainland, when practiced to a certain level of heat, are even more wonderful when played with flashy moves.

After a set of beautiful and flashy Taekwondo leg techniques was finished, Li Saifeng's forehead was only lightly sweating.

Her current physical fitness was not just generally strong.

Ever since she joined Feng Rui Film and Television and had a substantial relationship with Wu Feng, Li Saifeng's training in flashy routines had never fallen behind.

Even, with the help of a highly paid traditional Chinese medicine doctor to help regulate her body, and often enjoying medicinal cuisine and massage services, her body was much healthier than it was two years ago.

Otherwise, when filming the "Swallow Li San" trilogy, she often stayed in the Mainland for several months at a time, and the action requirements during filming were not low.

If it were that "Royal Sister" who went there, she would definitely not be able to take it.

Li Saifeng not only successfully completed all the filming, but every time she needed to show kung fu, not only was there no problem at all, but on the contrary, her fight scenes absolutely belonged to the important highlights of the film.

Otherwise, why could Li Saifeng suppress the "Royal Sister" and become the number one action actress in Hong Kong?

As long as one was not blind, one could see the gap between the two women.

Ever since "Mong Kok News" shouted this title for the first time, it was easy to get the recognition of practitioners in the film and television circle, as well as numerous action film enthusiasts.

The competition among female action stars in the Hong Kong film and television circle was not fierce, but there were still some.

For example, Huaiyinghong, who also joined Feng Rui Film and Television but was suppressed.

This person had a solid kung fu foundation, and in many action films filmed by Feng Rui Film and Television, she had outstanding action performances, and had already established herself as a second-tier actress in Hong Kong.

Although she couldn't become a big hit, she had a certain number of films to shoot every year, could always maintain her own popularity, plus some product endorsement and advertising income, and earned quite a lot.

At the very least, this person did not, like in the original history, because the film contracts dropped sharply and it was difficult to maintain popularity, boldly run abroad to shoot photo albums.

What the photo albums in Hong Kong looked like, those who understood, understood.

For female action stars, Wu Feng had a cultivation purpose.

The current action films were still in the stage where action stars had their own characteristics.

Like Cheng Shilong's risk-taking and comedy, Hong Xinbao's playfulness and fighting, etc., had quite obvious personal characteristics, and as a result, there was a stable audience group.

But when the audience got tired of it, they would have to start transforming.

Like the later cold and murderous, as well as actual combat fighting, and the ultimate mowing-down mode, were all sharp action film types that could make a lot of money at the box office all over the world.

But by that time, the whole world lacked female action stars with sufficient influence.

Wu Feng's idea was very simple: when the time came to start filming these action films, he would make both male and female versions, and harvest the box office twice for any kind of action film, which was beautiful.

At the same time, he could also launch international female action stars with considerable influence!

The requirement was not high; as long as they had one-fifth to one-fourth of the international influence of Cheng Shilong's peak period, it would be a big profit for Feng Rui Film and Television.

As for that "Royal Sister" who had a certain competitiveness, when this film was released, it was not less mocked and ridiculed by the newspapers under Wu Feng, as well as related newspapers.

What kind of bullshit "Royal Sister," if you really want to talk about it, it was a joke.

The fierce bandits in Hong Kong needed the "Royal Sister" to solve them, so what about the so-called Serious Crimes Unit, and the arrogant Flying Tigers? Were they all dead?

In fact, films about female police officers were actually not easy to shoot.

In terms of logic, they were not even as smooth as killers and folk masters.

Of course, the newspapers only complained a little bit and didn't go too far.

With Feng Rui Film and Television in existence, it was impossible for that "Royal Sister" to dominate, even if D&B Films supported her with all its strength.

"Alright, your physical fitness is maintained quite well!"

Wu Feng stood by the small training ground and said with a light laugh: "Besides Taekwondo, there are also Karate, and representative fist routines from the Mainland; you had better practice them all until you are familiar with them, you never know when you might be able to use them!"

"I know!"

Li Saifeng nodded and said with a charming smile: "There are many kung fu film scripts accumulated by the company, and I alone can't be busy enough!"

"Then you just choose the best and most influential adapted scripts to film!"

Wu Feng said indifferently: "The company has already started to actively develop the Southeast Asian, as well as the Japanese and Korean markets!"

"Over there, they still really eat up films of the boutique kung fu film type!"

"Won't it be a bit too fast?"

Li Saifeng didn't have such great confidence and hesitated: "The company has developed to the first-tier level in Hong Kong, I'm afraid the ability to sell films abroad is not enough!"

"That's where you don't understand!"

Wu Feng hugged Li Saifeng, walked towards the therapist on the side, and explained with a light laugh: "You don't have to belittle yourself; actually, you are quite famous in Southeast Asia, as well as in Japan and South Korea!"

"How is that possible?"

Li Saifeng didn't believe it and shook her head: "The films I acted in were not released over there, how could I have any influence?"

"Not being released in theaters doesn't mean the audience in those places hasn't seen your films!"

Wu Feng said with a smile: "Our company's videotapes are selling quite well in those places!"

Not just quite well, but quite good!

The entertainment linkage mode is good for this point!

Films adapted after being tested by novels and comics may not have a very high ceiling, but the floor is not low.

As long as the quality of the filmed movie is qualified, the viewing value of the film is not low.

And Li Saifeng, as the company's number one female action star, plus her ambiguous relationship with the big boss, naturally had the qualification to choose scripts.

It was also because of this that the films Li Saifeng participated in basically belonged to the boutique category.

Videotapes of the same name were quite popular in Southeast Asia and even in Japan and South Korea.

Cough cough, because of the lack of cooperation with powerful foreign film merchants, most of Feng Rui Film and Television's films did not sell copyrights, and videotapes were even transported out through gang channels.

Maybe other things gangs participate in, they can't get things done at all.

But the business of buying and selling videotapes, if handled by gangs, could even cover rural areas.

It was also because of this that although Feng Rui Film and Television did not sell formal film and television copyrights, the revenue from videotapes was not bad at all.

Any boutique-level film videotape basically had a revenue of about 10 to 20 million.

It can be said that through nearly two years of cultivation, there was already quite a fan base in Southeast Asia and Japan and South Korea.

With the development of formal channels, it was easy to explode with huge potential influence.

Li Saifeng naturally didn't know these things, nor did she know that she had long been famous in Southeast Asia, as well as in Japan and South Korea.

Feng Rui Film and Television had developed to the present, and its relevant information collection and analysis capabilities were not just for show.

For example, the specific sales situation of the company's film videotapes in Southeast Asia, as well as in Japan and South Korea.

What kind of film type was more popular in which country?

What age group was the local main force of moviegoers, and what types of films were they more partial to?

Naturally, there was no lack of the company's star artists, and their fame and influence rankings in various countries, etc., all had relevant records on file.

It was just that there was no national-level internet existence at this time, otherwise these information collections would only be smoother, rather than the rough statistics at present.

But even so, Feng Rui Film and Television could film movies in a targeted manner based on these statistical data.

Anyway, there were too many materials on "Mong Kok News" and "Novel Monthly," almost every type existed, and the quality of adaptation into films was guaranteed.

In fact, according to statistical data from various aspects, Li Saifeng's fame in Southeast Asia and Japan and South Korea was quite considerable, but she didn't know it.

Feng Rui Film and Television, as the core industry of entertainment linkage, naturally received a bit more attention from Wu Feng.

He had seen all the information collected by these companies, so naturally, he had a count in his heart.

For Li Saifeng's future, he was quite optimistic.

The Hong Kong film and television circle did not lack various beauties, but there were really not many female stars like her who were beautiful and could endure the suffering of practicing martial arts.

In fact, Feng Rui Film and Television's videotapes not only sold well in Asia, but also sold quite well in the United States and Europe.

In the United States, Wu Feng had already had a relatively close business relationship with the gangs in San Francisco's Chinatown.

And Feng Rui Company's videotapes were sold into the US market through the gangs in San Francisco's Chinatown.

The current US videotape market had rapidly expanded to an astonishing scale of 5 billion.

But unexpectedly, the United States had not yet appeared a monopoly-level videotape sales and rental giant.

Didn't such a situation give Wu Feng an opportunity?

The power of the gangs in San Francisco's Chinatown could only cover the Chinese gathering area, which was true, but this was also a market with a scale of two or three million people.

The Chinese in the United States might not have many top tycoons, but the deposits in the hands of the bottom-level Chinese were definitely more than other ethnic groups.

As long as videotape sales and rental stores were successfully built in the Chinese gathering area, it was quite easy to make money when this videotape market was booming.

This was a serious money-making channel, and he believed the Chinese gangs in San Francisco's Chinatown would not easily let it go.

As long as they made money, through the connections between gangs, selling dubbed videotapes to other communities in the United States was not difficult to do.

The key was, as long as one was willing to share the benefits, then everything was easy to talk about!

It was through such means, which could not be called bright and upright, that Feng Rui Film and Television's film videotapes sold quite well in the United States.

Among them, horror films, thriller films, and action films had the best sales situation!

Li Saifeng didn't know that she not only had a certain fame in the Asian film scene, but also had a certain fame in the fan circles of the United States and Europe.

Wu Feng naturally had a count in his heart about these situations, but he didn't take the initiative to inform her.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 231 =====