Chapter 624 Making Up for the Regrets of the Previous Life

I am not very familiar with Murray MacLehose now, and Murray's mission today is to get to know the wealthy people and government officials of various consortiums in Hong Kong. Therefore, after chatting privately with Yang Wendong for a while, the conversation ended.

After the people left, Pao Yu-kong said, "Hong Kong has a new governor. I don't know what Hong Kong's policies will be like in the future."

"Don't worry, Hong Kong will definitely get better and better. The British also hope that Hong Kong's economy can become stronger." Yang Wendong said with a smile: "And you also know about the domestic situation. It is estimated that Hong Kong's importance will be further enhanced in the future, so it will be difficult not to do well."

In fact, no matter which governor comes, in this era, Hong Kong will gradually become a modern city. This is a rigid requirement of the two five permanent members of the UN Security Council.

Bao Yugang nodded and said, "I hope so. I have checked Murray MacLehose's resume before, and it looks pretty good."

"I've checked too. We'll know after observing for the next few months." Yang Wendong said with a faint smile.

In fact, although I don’t really like the British devils controlling Hong Kong, the governors of Hong Kong over the years are still okay. The core reason is that Britain wanted to build Hong Kong into the pearl of the empire. Only the last one was a bit deliberate.

Bao Yugang nodded and said, "We can only wait and see, but we really don't need to worry too much now."

At the end of November, after Yang Wendong arranged some things in Hong Kong, he took a plane and came to Los Angeles, USA.

In the InterContinental Hotel, Yang Wendong met Li Xiaolong and Zhou Wenhuai again and asked, "Is the release of "Enter the Dragon: Street Storm" ready?"

"Enter the Dragon: Street Storm" is the name of the movie produced by Li Xiaolong and 20th Century Fox. It mainly tells the story of gangs and police.

This kind of plot can be said to be never boring. As long as it is well filmed, people will be willing to pay to watch it.

Li Xiaolong said confidently: "Everything is ready, we are just waiting for the premiere in a few days."

"Okay, I'll be waiting for your good news." Yang Wendong nodded and said.

One of the purposes of coming to the United States this time is to watch the release of "Enter the Dragon: Street Fighter". Although it is just a movie, American movies are still different from Hong Kong ones. The market here is huge. Once successful, it will be tens of millions of dollars at the box office. Even after the profit sharing, the profit may be as high as millions of dollars, which is even better than Hong Kong real estate.

Of course, this has to be a blockbuster movie. Most movies actually perform averagely, and can only be said to be slightly better than ordinary industries and small companies.

Zou Wenhuai said, "Mr. Yang, 20th Century Fox seems to be optimistic about this movie and wants to discuss cooperation plans for the next movie with us."

"There's no rush for the next movie. We'll negotiate after the box office results come out, or at least the U.S. box office results come out." Yang Wendong said with a faint smile, "As long as the performance of this first movie is good enough, there will be other Hollywood companies willing to cooperate with us in the future."

As the first Hollywood company to cooperate with Changxing Film Company and Li Xiaolong, 20th Century Fox can at least make a lot of money from this movie, which is what it deserves. The first one with vision and willingness to take the plunge should make money.

But how to cooperate in the future, or even whether to cooperate or not, depends on which company has the best conditions. This is also the most basic business rule.

Zou Wenhuai smiled and said, "Yes, I think so too. Next, we have to see Xiaolong's movie. Everything depends on the box office."

Whether it is Hong Kong or the United States, movies are judged by box office. The higher the box office, the better. All other fame and awards are false.
In recent years, there has been a TV drama star in Hong Kong who is very famous. So he went to make movies, but the movies he made were all flops. There was nothing wrong with his acting skills or the plot, but that's the reality. So he went back to making TV dramas. Don't say it, TV dramas always become hits~
Yang Wendong nodded and said, "Then I will rest in Los Angeles for two days. After two days, I will also go to the cinema to watch it."

He hasn't seen the movie yet, although he could have watched it in advance. However, he also needs to observe the atmosphere of the audience properly, which is also very important. Since he will only watch it once anyway, it doesn't matter if he watches it a little later.

"Okay, Mr. Yang just arrived in Los Angeles and needs a day of rest." Zou Wenhuai replied; the boss has a private plane, but the jet lag also needs to be adjusted, otherwise it will be very tiring.

On the third day, December 12, at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, Yang Wendong arrived and saw the subtitles above. He couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Is this the largest theater in Los Angeles? The Chinese Theater?"

Zou Wenhuai explained: "Mr. Yang, the Grauman Chinese Theater is only slightly related to China in name, but not in ownership, because its architect Raymond Kennedy in the 20s referred to Chinese cultural elements such as pagodas, stone lions and dragon decorations when designing it, and the name was passed down in this way."

"I see. I thought there was Chinese capital investing in American cinemas." Yang Wendong said with a smile.

George, the vice president of 20th Century Fox, heard the simultaneous interpreter next to him and said with a smile: "Eric, you have invested in a lot of cinemas in Asia. Why don't you consider building a cinema company in the United States? This way, our future cooperation will be more convenient."

Yang Wendong shook his head and said, "I want to, but it won't work. The Paramount Act in the United States restricts movie investors from investing in theaters. This is only possible if I don't make movies in the future."

In early Hollywood, the elite model of the American film industry was very similar to that of Hong Kong today. Film companies controlled theaters, distribution, and everything else. Each company had its own territory, and although there were many competitors, each had a monopoly in its own area.

In 1948, antitrust laws investigated Paramount, the largest entertainment company in the United States, and ultimately ruled to split up Paramount's multiple businesses, including theaters, distribution, and film production, which needed to be separated and not allowed to be controlled by one company. Subsequently, other Hollywood companies were forced to follow suit and split up and sell their various businesses.

By the 60s, the distribution companies’ business was gradually indirectly controlled by Hollywood companies again because they had the least technology, but the cinema industry was strictly controlled and Hollywood giants could not participate;

The restrictions of the Paramount Act are not limited to Hollywood companies. Any person, organization, or company can only choose to participate in theater investment or film investment in the United States. Otherwise, it will violate antitrust laws. Unless the scale is very small, antitrust agencies generally will not care, but it does not mean that it is not illegal.

"It seems that you are really ready to go all out to make movies in the United States." George said with a smile: "I am from 20th Century Fox and I am very willing to cooperate with your company again."

"Okay, let's first take a look at the feedback from the premiere of this movie." Yang Wendong said with a faint smile.

George didn't say much, and said, "Well, let's talk about it after we finish watching it."

Soon everyone took their seats and the movie officially began. Yang Wendong was also very interested in this movie that did not exist in history, and soon he was immersed in the plot;

This movie involves internal fighting between two gangs, the police, and DF. It is mainly based on fighting. Li Xiaolong's many fights are exciting to watch. Many gang members were easily defeated by him.
The best part is that this movie also follows American logic. There are guns, but they are useless due to some reasons. In the end, when the police come on the scene, there is a gun battle that decides the outcome, which makes people feel that there is no problem with the whole plot.

"Go /go /go" Many white Americans and Chinese at the scene watched and cheered. The whole movie was so exciting that many people were addicted to it.

Until the end, Li Xiaolong and another protagonist successfully rescued the heroine, the gang was uprooted by LAPD, and the whole movie ended.

"Pa pa pa pa pa pa~~~" When the lights in the cinema came on again, many people stood up and clapped happily, and many people whistled and cheered.

When Zou Wenhuai saw the feedback from the audience, he immediately smiled and said, "Mr. Yang, Xiaolong, judging from this, our new movie will definitely perform very well."

Li Xiaolong was also full of joy, saying, "I finally succeeded. I finally brought Chinese movies to Hollywood."

Yang Wendong also nodded and said, "This is just the first step. There will be more movies to come, and you will have the opportunity to become a true global superstar."

The regrets of the Chinese world in the previous life can finally be made up in this life.

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(End of this chapter)

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