Chapter 1957 1959 [Three things to do when a new official takes office]
The third priority is to invest heavily in building a film and television base in eastern Guangdong.
In this way, ATV’s future TV series can be shot at the film and television base instead of borrowing scenes from everywhere.
You must know that the reason why Hong Kong dramas are always criticized for being petty is because the framing is too perfunctory. A waterfall is made of plastic sheet, dozens of people act as an army of tens of millions, and dozens of rich people use it in a villa...
?At present, the audience can tolerate watching these dramas, but in a few years, after the rise of mainland film and television dramas, there will be no market for Hong Kong dramas. So if you want to be popular, you have to put more effort into quality.
An exquisite film and television base is essential.
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As soon as Xiang Nansan put down the fire, the fire was so intense that ATV was like a chicken blood. Everyone was in high spirits and beaming with joy, thinking that ATV had finally had a good life.
The senior wireless executives were a little nervous. After all, each of Xiang Nan''s three fires was burning brightly. Under his leadership, perhaps ATV will truly create a ratings miracle and overwhelm TVB.
As for the middle and lower-level employees of Wireless, they are looking forward to whether ATV will poach Wireless as aggressively as before. You must know that every time ATV changed owners before, it would poach TVB employees.
From producers to screenwriters, from superstars to small celebrities, they are all welcome. And every time it poaches people, the salary of wireless employees will increase. So they are all looking forward to it.
But what disappoints them is that ATV did not poach talents from TVB, but instead attracted talents from the film industry.
?Many stars in the film industry have gone to ATV to film. For example, Yuen Biao, Sammo Hung, Chi-Lin Kwan, Liming, Aaron Kwok, Hong Xin, Wen Bixia, etc.
In addition, directors such as Chen Jiashang, Wang Jing, Er Dongsheng, Chen Kexin, Huang Baiming, and Lam Chaoxian, as well as well-known screenwriters such as Qiu Gangjian, Luo Qirui, An Xi, Du Guowei, etc., also serve ATV.
?With the participation of these filmmakers, the quality of ATV TV dramas has suddenly improved a lot.
After all, when filmmakers make TV series, the kind of images, rhythm, and texture cannot be matched by TV series directors.
●TVB’s TV series can outperform ATV’s because a large number of filmmakers joined the TVB when it was first launched.
For example, people such as Sam Dianxia, ??Xie Xian, Wang Tianlin, Chen Honglie, Guan Haishan, Hu Feng, Luo Lan, Li Xiangqin, etc. were all stars and directors in the Cantonese film era. So with them joining the cast, TVB TV series will naturally be good to watch.
The reason why these people in the film industry are so generous is not all because of Xiang Nan. In recent years, Hollywood movies have become more and more popular, and Hong Kong movies have been outperformed in Southeast Asia, with their market share falling again and again.
??If it weren’t for Xiang Nan to distribute Hong Kong films through Universal Pictures, there would probably be no market for Hong Kong films now. Therefore, these filmmakers are naturally grateful and willing to work and contribute to the development of ATV.
Even if they are just guest appearances and supporting, they are also a big help to ATV. At least ATV''s momentum has increased.
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?Back to Hollywood.
In April, May, and June, the best-selling movie has always been "Titanic", and no movie can knock it off the weekly top spot.
?This has also led to other movies being afraid to be released, for fear of becoming cannon fodder for "Titanic". Until July, Universal Pictures began to release "The Matrix" starring Xiang Nan.
This extremely cool, imaginative, and unprecedented science fiction action film shocked the film industry as soon as it came out.
People have never seen a movie like this, so imaginative, so groundbreaking, that it makes all the viewers scream out in surprise. The New York Times called it "a dazzling and original visual adventure."
The Los Angeles Times commented, "This is like an animated but three-dimensional movie scene. Science fiction fans will not want to miss every second of the film."
"The Washington Post" commented, "This is a release and a transformation of energy. The film will ignite you and make you dazzled and dizzy."
The audience even commented that "this is the best science fiction film I have ever seen."
?Hence, after the movie was released, the box office was extremely popular, and it quickly pushed "Titanic" out of the top spot in the weekly box office rankings. However, "Titanic" still ranked second and did not fall too much.
??In the end, "The Matrix" took in a box office of US$250 million in North America and a global box office of US$600 million. Although not as good as "Titanic", it is still the highest-grossing movie of the summer.
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After "The Matrix", "Jurassic Park 2" directed by Chris Columbus also officially met the audience.
This movie started shooting two years ago, but it took a little longer because of the use of more advanced special effects technology. Otherwise, it should have been released last year.
Fortunately, this delay is worth the money. The more gorgeous special effects make the dinosaurs more vivid and real, and also bring more freshness to the audience.
?Coupled with the residual power of "Jurassic Park 1", "Jurassic Park 2" finally grossed US$220 million in North America and nearly US$500 million in global box office. It was another box office hit.
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After that, several commercial blockbusters were released in succession, including "Broken Arrow" in September, "Ransom" in October, "The Island" in November, and "Air Force One" in December, stimulating the film market in the second half of the year. of great prosperity.
Looking around, in the weekly box office rankings, the champion is always Universal Pictures. Movies from other companies are often ranked below two or three.
Such achievements make the industry both envious and jealous. In the first half of the year, "Titanic" had already defeated them.
Unexpectedly, in the second half of the year, Xiang Nan would be even more ruthless. He released six blockbusters in a row, with new films every month. Each new film was well received and a box office hit. How could one not be envious of such a high yield and such a refined yield?
“Is Charles really the **** of movies? Otherwise, why are his movies so good-looking and so popular?”
"For movies like "Titanic," "The Matrix," and "Jurassic Park," it''s a joke that a film company can only produce one movie a year. Xiang Nan produces at least six or seven movies a year, which is simply amazing. !”
“It is said that Universal Pictures still has two sci-fi blockbusters “Men in Black” and “Independence Day” that have not been released yet. I really can’t imagine what kind of structure his brain has and how he can come up with so many good stories.”
Everyone in the industry lamented that 1998 was the year they were suppressed by Xiang Nan.
As for the audience, they are very excited. In the second half of this year, they watched six blockbusters in a row. Each one was so exciting and interesting that they felt that the movie tickets were well spent.
So many good movies have also enriched their entertainment life, making them naturally very happy and satisfied. It has also gradually become everyone''s consensus in Hollywood that "a global production must be a high-quality product".
?This has greatly improved the box office appeal of Universal Pictures movies.
(End of this chapter)