Chapter 541: The Explosion of Hong Kong Martial Arts

The comics industry, or any other commodity, even industrial products, needs to rely on sufficient channels;
If you want to build a complete channel, you must have high-quality content or cost-effective industrial products, etc. In short, you need something to attract customers, and then use capital investment, publicity, etc. to build the channel.

Otherwise, no matter how big the consortium is, it will not be able to establish channels for products that have no market demand.

Previously, although the comics of Changxing Culture Company were not bad, they could only be sold in Chinese areas. Although the background of "Dragon Ball" was also partly derived from Journey to the West, its urban and funny style was enough to conquer people in other places.

For example, in history, "Dragon Ball" was easily popular in Europe and the United States. In some countries, such as Mexico, its popularity was extremely high. When the animation was broadcast, it was said that even local gangs went back to watch it, and the social crime rate was significantly reduced.

And taking advantage of this opportunity, once many channels are built, it will be much easier for me to promote other comics;

This is somewhat similar to the home appliance industry. For example, Haier, as long as its refrigerators are the best-selling ones, then it can make other home appliances. Although it may not be the best-selling one, at least with the brand and after-sales guarantee, it can also achieve a good result.

"Okay, no problem." Zhang Zhiyuan paused, and then said, "Mr. Yang, now our comic newspaper sales have increased greatly, and there are more and more single-volume editions. In addition, Changxing Media also sells 50,000 to 60,000 newspapers every day, so the pressure on printing is getting greater and greater;

It’s not the equipment and the people, but the location. In the early days, the printing factory was located in a warehouse on the edge of Central, Hong Kong Island. Now there is not enough space and it is seriously crowded. If I increase the printing volume, I am worried that there will be safety risks. ”

"I forgot about this. Well, you can talk to Changxing Real Estate and move to a bigger place. But don't let it be too far from Central, otherwise the transportation time cost will be high." Yang Wendong nodded and said.

There are too many industries within Changxing Group. Although he pays attention to comics, he has never paid attention to comic printing factories.
Zhang Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Okay, and our current factory can also be used to build a building. The location is not bad."

The warehouse that was found on the edge of Central in the early years is now surrounded by high-rise buildings. Its value is naturally not low now. Even the money that Changxing Culture has earned in the past few years may not be comparable to this piece of land.

Yang Wendong waved his hand and said, "You guys decide on this matter. If this land is built into a building, it can be used exclusively for you."

Now, the group under his own name is also a major real estate client, and many industries also need his own buildings.

Like Dragon Ball, Li Xiaolong's The Big Boss also began to explore overseas markets. This movie relied on a good plot, Li Xiaolong's fighting style that almost killed the opponent in seconds, and the promotion of Changxing Group's capital.
Soon it achieved very high results in Southeast Asia. Changxing Group now has 157 cinemas in Southeast Asia, with a total box office of over 930 million.
This did not exist in history, because Golden Harvest was still a new company at that time. Even if it had a movie, it had no theaters overseas and could only sell it overseas. Although the price of overseas movies was not cheap, it was far less than that of showing it in its own theaters.

The total box office of the movie exceeded 10 million, which caused a sensation in Asia. Then some countries that Changxing Cinema Company had not yet involved in also took the initiative to buy foreign films, which made Changxing Film Company earn a lot of money.
The same is true in Japan. Although the culture within Japan is to support domestic production, the current Japanese films are really not that good. The lives of senior officials are not so blindly loyal, and the businessmen are even more the same, they will go wherever there is money to be made.

After the movie entered Japan, it also became an instant hit. Li Xiaolong instantly became a popular star, and many people began to learn and imitate Li Xiaolong's unique fighting style.

September, Hong Kong:

Yang Wendong came to Tseung Kwan O Film and Television City;

There is a martial arts hall similar to that of the Japanese samurai during the Republic of China period. Inside, Bruce Lee is fighting with several "Japanese samurai" and there are several cameras filming nearby.
Zou Wenhuai introduced the boss next to him: "Mr. Yang, among the filmmakers in Hong Kong nowadays, only Li Xiaolong has this treatment. Multiple cameras are used to shoot in a circle, and after the shooting is completed, the appropriate direction is selected for film editing."

Film is very expensive. Even for taking photos, many people are reluctant to use more. The cost of film for cameras is even more outrageous. For many film shoots, the biggest cost is not labor, rental of locations or props, but film.

Therefore, in many film shoots, even if the plot and action are not satisfactory, in order to save costs, they can only make do with it;
Shooting from multiple angles is like a dream and a huge waste in the eyes of the Hong Kong film industry.

Yang Wendong smiled nonchalantly and said, "Compared to Li Xiaolong's earnings, this is nothing. The profit of "Fist of Fury" is probably comparable to the other ten films, right?"

If you want to create high-quality content, you have to spend money. Many Hollywood companies often do this. For example, "Titanic" decades later almost bankrupted the company behind it, but it ultimately won and reaped profits that made countless people jealous.

Of course, there are also failures. A few years ago, 20th Century Fox spent hundreds of millions of dollars to shoot "Cleopatra", but the box office was a failure and it almost went bankrupt.
But there is no construction without destruction, and there can be high returns without high investment. Besides, he knows Li Xiaolong's terrifying ability to make money in the future.

After a while, the filming of a scene was finished;
Several men in "Japanese uniforms" who were beaten lay on the ground and began to groan, mumbling a few words to each other.

Yang Wendong was surprised when he heard this and asked, "Did you really find the Japanese?"

"Yes, I asked someone to find them. They are real Japanese karate warriors." Li Xiaolong also came over at this moment, with a towel draped over his shoulders and a crooked smile on his face: "Only real Japanese warriors can look so real. We Chinese can't act that kind of feeling.

Moreover, these people really know Japanese martial arts, so the fights are more realistic. Another problem with martial arts movies is that the protagonists may be able to fight, but few of the supporting characters can, and they are all like street thugs;
Only if the supporting actors really know martial arts, the fight will be exciting and exciting." "Yes, I agree, so I asked you to train the team and open a martial arts school in Hong Kong society to find potential talents." Yang Wendong nodded and said.

Just like the novels of the previous life, if the supporting characters are well portrayed, then it is very successful. Every supporting character has his own story, even the villain. This kind of plot is the most successful.
Just like the characters in Jin Yong's novel "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", the Five Great Masters of the Central Plains, Zhou Botong, Mei Chaofeng, the Seven Masters of Quanzhen, the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan, etc., after reading it, everyone can remember these dozens of people, while for ordinary novels, it is considered good enough if people can remember the protagonist.

The same goes for movies. If the main character is just awesome, it can only be an average movie. If you want to achieve success, the supporting roles cannot be bad. In a martial arts TV series, the supporting roles must be able to fight, and it would be best if their level is similar to that of the main character.

Li Xiaolong nodded and said, "I'm already doing it, and Zou Sheng also gave me a lot of help."

Zou Wenhuai smiled and said, "Mr. Li, I can arrange for people to take care of this kind of small matter. I will be responsible for everything in the martial arts hall. After I start working here, you will be responsible for teaching martial arts."

"Okay, thank you very much." Li Xiaolong nodded and said.

With the help of big capital, it is indeed convenient to do things. Before he opened a martial arts school in the United States, he had to struggle for many years before opening a few, and he also needed to consider the issue of profitability;

Now, with just one sentence, you can get a dozen shops in good locations in Hong Kong. If you are not short of manpower, then dozens of shops would not be a problem.

Yang Wendong said: "The martial arts school is not for making money, but to enable Hong Kong to cultivate enough martial arts talents, just like TVB's artist training classes, and can even start training from children;
Although there won’t be much direct benefit in the short term, it will be of great help to the Hong Kong film and even television industries in ten years.”

Only those who plan for the next ten or even dozens of years are qualified to be the head of a consortium. Yang Wendong wants to protect the future of the Hong Kong film and television drama industry. Even if mainland TV dramas rise in the future, he can integrate with them.

Originally in history, in the early 20th century, TVB's TV dramas were still pretty good, and were known as the Big Three together with Tangren and Zhouyi. Unfortunately, they were later abolished. Of course, Zhouyi was also abolished. Tangren lasted for a few more years, but also collapsed.

Zou Wenhuai smiled and said, "Mr. Yang's plan is indeed far-reaching."

Yang Wendong asked again: "Xiaolong, when will the filming of Huo Yuanjia be completed?"

At Yang Wendong's suggestion, and given that Li Xiaolong may have had ideas for many movies while in the United States, they negotiated and decided to shoot "Huo Yuanjia";

Although the content may be different from the original history, the plot is definitely similar, and the main focus is still on Li Xiaolong.

Li Xiaolong replied: "It may take several months. The filming is very fast, but I will still check the content of the previous filming like "Fist of Fury" later. If I am not satisfied with the filming, I will reshoot it."

"Okay, no problem, you decide for yourself." Yang Wendong naturally gave Li Xiaolong the power to do whatever he wanted, as long as he didn't mess around;

If we want to pursue the highest quality and make Li Xiaolong a global star, this amount of money should be invested.

"Thank you, Mr. Yang." Li Xiaolong said with a smile.

Yang Wendong looked at the bruises on Li Xiaolong's arm again and said, "But I have another request. You have to have a full body checkup every six months. You can go to Japan, the United States or Hong Kong.

You fight like this and eat so much high-protein food. I'm worried that something might happen to your body, especially your kidneys. Check your creatinine. I'll also send a nutritionist and a doctor to stay with you at all times."

Many people who exercise a lot have kidney abnormalities. Although kidney problems have little to do with sudden death, you still need to be on guard. Otherwise, even if you survive sudden death, other problems may not be good either.

"Is this necessary?" Li Xiaolong was a little puzzled.

Yang Wendong smiled and said, "Just treat it as a company benefit. Old Zou can also go. I will also arrange for the company's senior executives and their families to go with you. It won't cost much."

Hearing this, Li Xiaolong naturally agreed: "Okay."

Yang Wendong looked at the Japanese behind him again and said, "Beat the Japanese well, as long as no one is killed. The audience will definitely like it."

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