Lu Yiming's words were so unpleasant that at least Liu Tianwang and Wang Jing both frowned and looked gloomy after listening to them.

As the best-performing group of filmmakers in Hong Kong, they naturally don't want to hear Lu Yiming so straightforwardly sentence the death penalty to the Hong Kong film industry.

And King Liu Tian even thought of the huge debt he was carrying, and suddenly he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.

"Mr. Lu, you may have any misunderstandings about the film industry in Hong Kong..."

But Lu Yiming knew the future trend, so he interrupted him unceremoniously: "This is not a misunderstanding, but a reasonable prediction based on objective analysis. Liu Tianwang, don't think that I don't know how to invest when I am young. I have earned

Every penny is based on my knowledge and analysis of things, rather than relying on luck."

These words are undoubtedly very crazy, almost crazy, but King Liu opened his mouth, but he didn't know how to refute.

In fact, Lu Yiming did not panic. After all, his family history has been reported over and over again by the media and newspapers in Hong Kong. He has been put under the spotlight and studied inside and out countless times.

Whether he is shorting the ruble or betting against international hot money, Lu Yiming has always relied on vision and courage. Every decision he makes has reasons and justifications, rather than risking his life.

Perhaps in the eyes of others, his victory was all due to luck.

But only Lu Yiming himself knew that he actually relied on poor information and relied on his "accurate prediction". He had already determined that he would win before he entered the gambling game.

In the art of war, this is called winning first and then seeking battle. Naturally, you will never be defeated in a hundred battles.

But the truth is this. Saying in front of two filmmakers that their jobs are going to be ruined doesn’t seem like a high-EQ answer.

At least put it mildly!

Wang Jing was naturally unconvinced, and he was even thinking about how to organize words to refute the conclusion Lu Yiming had just made.

However, before the two people could speak, Lu Yiming continued: "I know you are unwilling to admit defeat, but this is Xiangjiang's destiny and the trend of the times. If you want to go against the general trend, you are not seeking death.

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King Liu Tian was left speechless.

In the middle of the situation, he may not be able to see the way forward clearly, or he may not be able to see the general trend, but he can personally experience the despair and struggle of slowly drowning.

The funds for filming are getting less and less, film contracts are gradually decreasing sharply, the movie box office is falling year by year, and the market is shrinking.

All kinds of signs all support Lu Yiming's conclusion just now - Hong Kong movies are in decline.

Is there anyone in the world who is immortal?

People have their ups and downs, state-owned enterprises rise and fall, and so does an industry.

Xiangjiang movies, their rise and fall, their prosperity and decline, are actually in line with the objective laws of the development of things.

In this regard, Lu Yiming also sighed with regret: "Let me tell you this, in the 1960s, Hong Kong was one of the Four Asian Tigers, with a booming economy, and the Greater China cultural circle in the mainland.

It can be said that it has profound cultural background and outstanding talents, so the film industry will achieve unprecedented prosperity."

Liu Tianwang thought for a while and could only admit helplessly: "Mr. Lu has extraordinary experience. This is indeed what happened."

Xiangjiang's movies began to flourish in the 1960s, represented by Shaw Brothers, and gradually swept across Southeast Asia, forming a huge oriental cultural trend that eventually swept throughout Asia and even crossed the ocean, causing a lot of trouble in the Western world.

A small sensation.

Bruce Lee and Kung Fu almost became Eastern cultural symbols at that time.

Lu Yiming then said: "Until the end of the 1990s, when Xiangjiang returned, the historical mission of Xiangjiang had ended, and the motherland that chose reform and opening up had already established special economic zones specifically to connect with foreign investment to attract overseas investment. Xiangjiang will no longer exist.

It is the only choice for international investors to enter the mainland, and you should understand what this means."

Upon hearing this, King Liu Tian fell into a deep silence. Xiangjiang's destiny was no longer there, and its decline was inevitable. This was something that could not be undone by manpower, nor could he, a star, change it.

The torrent of the times surges forward, those who follow it prosper and those who go against it perish.

Naturally, King Liu Tian understands this truth very well.

When Lu Yiming said this, his tone was obvious, and then he said: "Liu Tianwang, I know you are feeling very uncomfortable, but in a small area like Xiangjiang, the permanent population is not even seven million, and the upper limit of the market capacity is right there. You

Even if you drain the wallets of people in Hong Kong, how much box office can you get?"

The movie with the highest box office in Hong Kong is "Cold War 2". It was billed as a rescue film, but it only had a box office of 66.82 million.

And that was eighteen years later, in 2016. The situation in Hong Kong in this era will only become more dire. There are only a handful of movies with a box office of more than 40 million, and all of them can be recorded in film history.

of glorious deeds.

Take Liu Tianwang's recently released movie "The Dragon" as an example. He worked tirelessly to promote it, but the box office was less than 17 million.

With this result, it is still the fourth-best movie in this year's annual box office list. You can only imagine what the entire market is like.

Today's Xiangjiang film industry is actually a sewer industry. In the eyes of many investors, it is called a stinking industry. Maybe a mine owner from the northwest who is stupid and has a lot of money can save it.

However, now the mine bosses have little pursuit of cultural undertakings, and they don't know that female stars and filmmaking can go together.

Therefore, it is difficult for Hong Kong film directors to attract investment.

After all, rich people are not stupid. Who would be willing to throw money into a business that they know is not profitable?

The more he thought about it, the more desperate Liu Tianwang became. He was so disappointed by Lu Yiming's remarks that he asked with a slumped face: "Don't we who make movies really have no chance?"

When Lu Yiming heard this, he smiled and said: "How come there is no chance? There is no end to the road. Xiangjiang movies are indeed hopeless, but there is still hope for Chinese-language movies."

Liu Tianwang immediately perked up, raised his head, and looked at Lu Yiming with burning eyes: "Please give Mr. Lu a clear path."

Having said this, Lu Yiming did not continue to ramble, but seriously issued an invitation to Liu Tianwang: "Are you interested in coming to the mainland for development?"

Lu Yiming naturally gave serious thought to making movies. If you don't find a way to occupy this cultural highland, others will come and occupy it, and then use all kinds of private films to shit on your head.

Squinting your eyes, deliberately casting ugly people, casting Asians to play villains, and even exporting ideology in movies are all routine operations.

The most disgusting thing is a movie like "Miss Saigon", which really rubs salt into your wounds even if it hits you, and hurts your heart even if you kill someone.

Lu Yiming didn't want to have to endure this kind of spiritual humiliation when he was rich in the future.

As for why he didn't look for the so-called first-generation directors in China, the truth is that Lu Yiming looked down on these people. They relied on their elders, suppressed newcomers, engaged in sex deals in the circle, made the entertainment industry a mess, and in the end even glorified them.

Calling yourself an artist is really disgusting.

You said that it would be fine if they can make domestic movies with all this messing around, but twenty years from now, look at what most of the domestic movies will be like?

To put it bluntly, everyone is forcibly feeding shit to the audience. If everyone dares to say that they are not happy with the meal, they actually think that there is something wrong with the audience's taste.

In Lu Yiming's opinion, there is clearly something wrong with these fools' minds.

Therefore, Lu Yiming doesn't like any of these so-called intellectuals and artists. Instead of relying on this group of useless people who only know how to fight, it is better to start from scratch and build a more effective film team from scratch.

This world is material, so Lu Yiming knows that if domestic films want to rise, talent, funding and industry standards are indispensable.

After the capital tycoons of later generations entered the film industry, they all thought about making money and cutting leeks, and none of them planned to make good movies. As a result, bad movies became popular, and all kinds of little fresh meat appeared on the stage to show their ugliness, which was simply a scalp.

numb.

Lu Yiming does not want his descendants to have to passively endure the cultural brainwashing from Europe, the United States, Japan and South Korea, so it is the right time to start planning for the film industry.

What's more, making movies is still profitable. The country has a large population and a vast territory. Its own economic size alone is enough to support a huge box office market.

In fact, this is the case. Around 2014, domestic films surpassed the island country with astonishing box office growth and became the second largest movie box office. In 2020, it even surpassed North America and became the region with the highest total movie box office in the world.

Therefore, Lu Yiming is proud of being a Xia national. Being born in a country where national power is booming is like sitting on the wind, and even a pig can fly.

So as long as you're willing to shoot well and work hard, you don't have to worry about making money from movies.

In fact, even if you choose to mess around, you can still make money.

However, Lu Yiming feels that no matter whether you are a person or do something, you still have to pursue something. If doing something can not only benefit yourself, but also benefit the country and the people, then why not do it?

"Go to the mainland for development?"

Liu Tianwang raised his eyebrows subconsciously, feeling quite hesitant in his heart.

The mainland market at this time was a completely unfamiliar field to him.

Rampant piracy, as well as various complex problems that you are likely to encounter, are all obstacles that stand in your way.

For Liu Tianwang, rashly entering the mainland was equivalent to jumping out of his original comfort zone and facing a new and unknown challenge.

Doing this will most likely invalidate all the connections and reputation he has accumulated in Xiangjiang, and even have to start from scratch. He is now forty years old, and he doesn't know how many more years he can work hard before it's too late to start again.

I am not sure whether the result of going to the Mainland to develop will be worse than what I am now.

However, the population of the mainland is a hundred times that of Hong Kong, and the market prospects are vast and lofty to the naked eye. This is also a rare opportunity for Liu Tianwang.

Naturally, Liu Tianwang knew that turning a bicycle into a motorcycle would bring greater risks and greater benefits, but he didn't have many options to choose from.

"Yes, cough...I'm a little thirsty. Is there any water?"

He said so many words in succession that Lu Yiming talked about himself until his mouth went dry.

Liu Tianwang turned his head and saw a person not far away, so he waved: "Zha Zhahui, pour a few glasses of water for Mr. Lu and his companions."

When Lu Yiming heard this name, he couldn't help but shrink his pupils slightly. In his mind, he subconsciously recalled the fear of being dominated by the playful Lan Yue when he was browsing short videos on his mobile phone in his previous life.

Zha Zhahui?

This name, which seemed to be engraved deep in his memory, directly aroused his conditioned reflex.

Following Liu Tianwang's gaze, Lu Yiming saw the man who had not yet become the Golden Horse Best Actor. He was not even the protagonist. Not long ago, he was filming a TV series on ATV. He had just moved to TVB to "learn" on the crew.

further education".

"The Gambler 1999" can be said to be Zha Zhahui's debut from the small screen to the big screen, even though he is just a supporting role in this movie.
To be continued...