"Brother Long, don't be excited." Seeing Cheng Long so frightened, Xia Tian smiled calmly and waved his hand, "This matter cannot be solved by being afraid.

Computer special effects are the trend of future film development, which is a historical necessity. Even if I don’t shoot such a movie, there will be other companies to shoot it. At that time, our Hong Kong movies will still be defeated. Instead of doing this, it is better for me to make money.

After I make money, I will feed back Hong Kong movies. On the contrary, if other Hollywood companies make money, they will not care about the life or death of Hong Kong movies."

If he remembers correctly, James Cameron's "Terminator 2" will be released this year. Some computer special effects are also used in this movie, achieving a very eye-catching effect.

However, its computer special effects applications are still a little less, not as much as "Jurassic Park" and not as subversive as it, so it has not been a milestone for computer special effects.

But no matter what, the stunning "Terminator 2" not only allowed the audience to appreciate the charm of computer special effects, but also made the production companies interested. Universal Pictures was willing to spend so much money to use computer special effects to shoot "Jurassic Park" because it was influenced by the big sales of "Terminator 2".

It can be said that Hollywood has realized the value of computer special effects today. Even without summer, movies made with computer special effects will continue to produce and capture the traditional box office of Hong Kong films.

This is an inevitable trend. If you cannot face this point and think that "closing the country to the outside world" can escape this impact, it is simply a hundred days of dreaming. The only correct way is to face it, pay attention to it, develop it, and work hand in hand with Hollywood. Otherwise, you will be beaten if you fall behind. This is a truth that has been irrefutable for thousands of years.

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"But Hong Kong movies and Hollywood movies are not the same as heavyweight. Hollywood movies can be distributed all over the world and earn money from fans all over the world, so they dare to invest huge amounts of money in blockbusters.

But our Hong Kong movies are only East Asia, and we can’t afford to invest too much. So we can’t play computer special effects like Hollywood, we can’t afford to play them at all.” Cheng Long waved his hand.

Even if you invest a lot in Hong Kong movies, it is only about 100 million Hong Kong dollars, which is only 14 million US dollars. That is, the production cost of a B-level film in Hollywood. It is not enough to use such a little money to make computer special effects.

Shaw Brothers was watching Hollywood shoot "Star Wars" well, and the global box office was so high, so he followed the trend and created a "Star Blunt" film. He invited Hollywood's special effects team to cooperate, but because the investment was too small, the special effects produced were simply terrible. In the end, the film completely became a bad movie, and even the heroine Cherie Chung was unable to save it.

When Jiahe was filming "The Legend of Swordsman in Shushan", he also hired the Industrial Light and Magic team to work. The money cost more than 100 million Hong Kong dollars, but he made a piece of Xiang. The story is not bad, but the special effects cannot be watched directly, which caused Jiahe to lose all her underwear.

There are these failure examples in that Cheng Long is quite pessimistic about the development of computer special effects in Hong Kong films.

"If you can't keep up, you have to keep up." Xia Tian said helplessly, "If we don't keep up, we won't stop and wait for us. In the end, we will only fall further and further."

When Cheng Long heard what he said, he couldn't help but look disappointed.

Although Xia Tianxia Films is the boss of Tianxia Film, its focus is on Hollywood in the United States. Even if Hong Kong movies collapse, it will not have much impact on him. After all, the box office of a Hollywood movie is as good as the total box office of Hong Kong movies throughout the year.

But he is different. He is a Hong Kong artist, and his roots are still in Hong Kong. If there is no Hong Kong film, wouldn’t he even lose his way out?!

"Brother Long, don't be so discouraged. The themes of movies are not just action movies, but many of them do not require special effects. Even if Hollywood applies special effects on a large scale, it will not be able to conquer the world. We still have room to survive." Seeing this, Xia Tian smiled and comforted, "Besides, don't we still have a market to rely on. Hollywood can't easily enter that market."

"Which market?!" Cheng Long asked curiously as soon as he heard this.

"It's the mainland market. Hollywood movies are basically not allowed to enter, but our Hong Kong movies can be entered." Xia Tian said with a smile.

"The mainland has too strict censorship of movies, and there is no formal charter. If you say you don't allow it, you won't allow it. It's not that easy for our movie to be released." Cheng Long waved his hand when he heard this.

Jiahe and the mainland have worked together before, but the results are not good. Because the mainland has very strict censorship of films, but there are no specific provisions to clearly indicate which ones can be filmed and which ones cannot be filmed, so the producers are like headless flies, with their eyes shaking, all relying on luck.

Like Jiahe, they produced more than ten movies a year and were given for review, but none of them could pass the review, and the specific reason was not informed. So after trying it a few times, Jiahe finally gave up the mainland market.

"This is a problem, but I don't think it can't be solved." Xia Tian nodded.

The opaque film censorship system in mainland China is indeed an old problem. Until the new century, this chronic disease was not completely solved. However, Xia Tian knew that this did not mean that it could not be solved. In fact, when it was released in the 1990s, the mainland almost introduced a film rating system.

At that time, mainland movies were quite bold in both the subject matter and the picture. For example, "The Tomb of the Night Thieves" had a naked bed scene; "Black Sun 731" had a picture scale comparable to that of a violent third-level film; "Farewell My Concubine" filmed that turbulent era, and was released on a large scale in the mainland...

If someone could follow the trend at that time, it would be very likely that Chinese movies would become open, and Xia Tian wanted to be the promoter. He is now very respectful in the mainland and has a very strong influence, so he can make achievements in this matter.

"A Tian, ​​of course, you have no problem. If you have such a good relationship with the mainland, they are naturally willing to open a back door for you. But we have an average relationship with the mainland, so people won't take care of us that much." Cheng Long waved his hand and said.

"The reason why I have a good relationship with the mainland is because I am focused on the mainland, and the movies I make meet other people's requirements. But what other film companies do? In order to get high box office in Hong Kong and Taiwan, they even deliberately smear the mainland and make fun of the backwardness of the mainland. How can the mainland let these movies be released?" Xia Tian curled his lips when he heard this.

Hong Kong filmmakers have been shadying the mainland for a day or two. The mainland is synonymous with poverty and backwardness. Mainlanders come to Hong Kong and Hong Kong, men are big circles, and women are Beigu... The reason for this is mainly to cater to the discrimination of Hong Kong and Taiwan audiences against the mainland. It would be strange if movies like this are not banned.

Cheng Long was speechless when he heard what he said. To be honest, Hong Kong filmmakers actually have a responsibility in this regard.

"Okay, there is no big deal to be corrected by sin. I believe that the mainland will not be so stingy. They will keep these things in mind and permanently ban Hong Kong film companies. But we Hong Kong filmmakers also need to think clearly whether to have the mainland market. If you want, it is best to abide by the rules." Xia Tian said again.
Chapter completed!