Chapter 80: Times are different now; I am already the latest version!

At the celebration venue, Wu Feng and Lei were chatting and laughing.

This scene made the executives of Cinema City feel incredibly envious.

Although they could often see Lei, due to the massive gap in wealth and social status, they subconsciously lowered their posture, and speaking as subordinates was inevitably restrained.

Looking at Wu Feng again, he was clearly communicating with Lei on equal footing!

They did not know where Wu Feng's confidence came from.

In a capitalist society, the amount of wealth is the manifestation of one's social status; at least most people accept this judgment, and clearly, Lei was much wealthier than Wu Feng.

Regarding their understanding of Wu Feng, the Cinema City executives only knew the general situation and were not clear on the specifics.

He had a newspaper office under his command, and the newspaper he published, *Mong Kok News*, had a circulation of over one hundred thousand, making him a fairly capable Newspaper Tycoon.

Then there was Fengrui Film and Television Company, which, in the eyes of the Cinema City executives, could only be considered to have some strength.

They basically produced and distributed low-budget films, and although almost every one of them made money, there was still a significant gap in influence and status within the film industry compared to Cinema City.

It seemed he was also a Big Brother of a triad, just someone not to be trifled with.

In fact, Lei, who was currently chatting and laughing with Wu Feng, had the same doubt.

He could clearly feel that Wu Feng's tone and posture were more confident than ever before.

During their previous interactions, Wu Feng gave him the impression of a greenhorn just starting out.

His foundation was empty, yet he had to put on a brave front; of course, he didn't know back then where that inexplicable arrogance of Wu Feng's came from.

If one spoke of talent, which of the core members of Cinema City wasn't full of talent?

Although the boss, Mai Jia, had mediocre directing skills, he was a genuine high-achieving student who had studied in the United States.

The rest of the core backbone were either top-tier comedy stars, directors and screenwriters with astonishing talent, or individuals with extremely outstanding management skills.

Of course, Wu Feng's talent might lie in having many ideas and being able to make money, managing to thrive wherever he went.

Not to mention anything else, just by using the story of *A Better Tomorrow* to develop and produce an Arcade Game of the same name, it was heard that he made millions in just over a month!

But this still couldn't explain the source of the powerful confidence Wu Feng displayed when facing a billionaire like Lei, treating him as an equal.

Any film from Cinema City with a box office of over ten million could crush the profits of an Arcade Machine.

That is why they say they are all sharp people, and elite sharp people at that.

Wu Feng's subtle change in temperament was actually keenly captured by them.

Times are different now; previously, Wu Feng relied on the powerful information advantage brought by being a transmigrator.

Just as he said when he rejected Lei's recruitment, if the Lei Family didn't have a billion in assets, they shouldn't even open their mouths.

With the future information he possessed, as long as he planned well, he could easily make the Lei Family's wealth and social status undergo earth-shaking changes in a short period.

Although he didn't have much capital at that time, he didn't think Lei could be superior to him.

Now the situation is different; as the factories in the Mainland are operating at full capacity, they can reap tens of millions in profit every month.

Just with this, it wouldn't take many years for Wu Feng's personal wealth to easily surpass the entire Lei Family; how could he lack confidence and self-assurance?

"Rest assured, the script for *A Better Tomorrow 2* is almost ready!"

Regardless of what he was thinking, Lei still answered Wu Feng's inquiry seriously.

"Wusheng, why don't you see if the *Aces Go Places* film series can be made into an Arcade Game?"

Changing the subject, Lei couldn't help but ask: "There is no shortage of exciting fights in them!"

"I can give it a try!"

Wu Feng smiled lightly: "Mr. Lei can ask the content director of VTech to clarify!"

Lei nodded to indicate he understood, and after that, it was the normal content of the cocktail party.

Wu Feng did not drink much; after meeting with the directors of Cinema City and exchanging a few words, he took the initiative to say goodbye and leave. As an outsider, he didn't feel very comfortable being present at Cinema City's celebration.

While still in the car, he received a call from Golden Harvest.

It was He Guanchang calling, desperately inviting Wu Feng to come over for a meeting.

Heh, they couldn't wait after seeing the benefits of real money, could they?

In fact, he was quite interested in Golden Harvest's film library.

Compared to the comedy films that Cinema City focused on, Golden Harvest's kung fu films, as well as the modern urban action films that Cheng Shilong had successfully transitioned to, were easier to adapt into Arcade Games.

With the nature of Hong Kong businessmen, it was likely that the executives at Golden Harvest had long since contacted VTech.

At VTech, Wu Feng also had his own people acting as eyes and ears.

It's just that, even if Golden Harvest had ideas, it was unlikely that Zou Wenhuai would place a heavy bet.

At this time, Arcade Game development could truly be called high-tech.

Just the cost of the self-produced game motherboard reached 4,500 Hong Kong Dollars, which showed the scale of investment in high-tech products.

There were truly not many traditional businessmen in Hong Kong who dared to invest heavily in emerging industries like high-tech.

Clearly, Zou Wenhuai would definitely not be an exception!

Once a game was developed but not welcomed by the market, the losses would be quite heavy.

At the end of last year, if Wu Feng hadn't unhesitatingly invested a million, VTech's development speed wouldn't have been so rapid, and he had subsequently added another five hundred thousand or so.

Added together, it was enough to shoot a low-budget film.

With the production capacity of Fengrui Film and Television at this time, a low-budget film could earn at least over five million in profit within half a year.

That's right, at this time, Fengrui Film and Television could also be considered a force to be reckoned with in the Hong Kong film circle.

Don't look at the fact that they only produced and shot low-budget films; they couldn't help but make money on almost every one.

While Wu Feng was paying attention to the factories in the Mainland, he didn't forget to guide the development of Fengrui Film and Television Company.

Currently, the films already shot by Fengrui Film and Television Company had formed several major series.

The initial Folk Fantasy Series, the later Horror Thriller Series, the Republic of China Strange Hero Series currently being filmed in the Mainland, and the Urban Comedy Series.

Among them, the box office of the Folk Fantasy Series had basically stabilized, at around ten million per film.

Because of the tie-in model between novels and comics, it can be said that the influence was the greatest.

At the same time, it also attracted copycats from the Hong Kong industry.

Yet no one expected that with Mong Kok News providing protection, although the Folk Fantasy Film was impacted by the copycats, it was not affected too significantly.

There is no other reason; the current audience only recognizes the folk fantasy stories published in Mong Kok News, along with the promotional tie-in novels and comics, and only then is the film of the same name recognized by the audience.

No one expected that such a strange scene would appear in the Hong Kong film circle!

It made those copycat works wail in misery; wanting to ride the coattails of the trend was not that easy!

Those with poor quality were eliminated at the first opportunity and lost everything!

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(End of this chapter)