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608 [Inspiration]

"Mr. Ye, do you think it can be released to America?" Wu Siyuan asked expectantly again.

"Of course it's qualified." Ye Jin nodded and smiled. In the past two years, he has brought many movies from Hong Kong to Yameica for release.

Xiangjiang Kung Fu movies still have a certain audience in America. Especially teenagers in the lower class have suffered from such violent action movies.

Because the environment they are in is full of violence, robbery, theft, murder, etc. They are often bullied, so they often fantasize that heroes will appear and save them. Therefore, they have an innate favor for such kung fu movies that praise heroes.

"Director Wu, to be honest, if you hand over this movie to me to release, I will buy it out at most at a price of 300,000 US dollars." He said sincerely again.

Hong Kong films are mostly distributed in the form of film batches, and the distribution rights of the movie are bought out at a fixed price. At that time, no matter whether the movie loses or makes money, it has nothing to do with the company in Hong Kong.

"Three hundred thousand US dollars?!" Wu Siyuan was stunned at first when he heard this, then nodded.

Three hundred thousand US dollars, about 2 million Hong Kong dollars, is not much, but not much. After all, the box office of "The Butterfly Transformation" was released in Hong Kong was only more than one million Hong Kong dollars.

What's more, he had never thought of releasing the movie to America before. If Ye Jin hadn't visited him today, he would never have thought of selling the movie in his life.

Therefore, these more than two million are unexpected surprises, and it is good to have so many.

"Director Wu, it's not that I don't want to give you more, business is business after all." Ye Jin explained again.

Hong Kong films are niches among the niches in the Asian American film market. The box office performance is not very outstanding. Most of them are around one or two million US dollars, and few times when the box office exceeds tens of millions of dollars.

Therefore, even Ye Jin cannot give a too high price. Otherwise, it will cause losses and cannot explain to all shareholders.

"I understand, I understand." Wu Siyuan nodded.

Hong Kong films are more popular in East Asia. He often takes movies to international film festivals to promote, such as Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Amsterdam, etc. Although there are distributors to purchase, the prices are generally very low. Ye Jin's 300,000 US dollars is already considered kind.

"That's good." Ye Jin nodded, "By the way, Director Xu, don't you want to know how "Star Wars" was filmed? It just so happens that "Star Wars 2" is currently producing post-production special effects. I can write you a letter to Industrial Light and Magic. You can go over and observe and learn now."

He is also half the boss of Industrial Light and Magic. It is not difficult to pass himself to observe and study. Since Xu Ke is interested in technology, it is better to send him to study and study, so that he can avoid making any mistakes on his own.

"Really?! That's so good!" Xu Ke couldn't help but say happily when he heard this.

Industrial Light and Magic is the best company in the world for film special effects, such as Star Wars, Robocop, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Alien... The special effects of these movies are all produced by this company, which shows its super strength. Being able to observe and learn a few is an excellent thing for all filmmakers.

"Thank you, Mr. Ye." He thanked Ye Jin happily again.

"You're welcome, I just hope you remember one thing. No matter how good the special effects are, it's just a skill. The fundamental part of the movie is the story. I hope you don't put the cart before the horse and lose the best." Ye Jin reminded again.

Xu Ke nodded.

...

Ye Jin then met Sammo Hung and handed him a script.

"Brother Hong, take this script and take a look at it. If you are interested, just pat it." He said with a smile.

"I am of course interested in Mr. Ye's script." Sammo Hung laughed and then took it to look through a few pages, "Hey, Mr. Ye, is it an urban theme?!"

"Not bad." Ye Jin nodded.

Sammo Hung was immediately interested when he saw it and immediately continued to watch.

The kung fu films they are now basically stories from the old age, telling stories about young heroes practicing martial arts and strengthening their bodies and defeating their enemies. Now Ye Jin has produced a script with an urban theme, which is quite fresh and interesting.

A quarter of an hour later, Sammo Hung finished reading the story, then looked at Ye Jin, and gave a thumbs up with admiration, "Mr. Ye, this script is really great."

The script Ye Jin wrote for him was called "Beware of Little Hands". It tells the story of a pair of thieves being deceived by a female liar and taking the risk of stealing a batch of diamonds. As a result, it not only caused the Black Stick to be hunted down, but also caused the police to investigate. Finally, after a fierce battle, everyone was sent to jail together.

This story is urban, and compared to the popular Kung Fu movies in the Republic of China, it is quite novel and interesting. Moreover, it is a fraud, a theft, a pursuit, and a fierce fight... and the commercial elements are also very rich.

In Sammo Hung's opinion, this is a really good script.

"Just like it." Ye Jin nodded, "Brother Hong, the Kung Fu movies in the early Republic of China have been filmed too many times in the past two years. If you continue to shoot, no one will watch them.

In my opinion, action movies are not only about the Kung Fu movies of the Republic of China, but also about swords and martial arts movies. They can completely move the stage to the city. Catching thieves, urban thieves, and black sticks and revenge kills can all be used. So the vision does not need to be limited to the Kung Fu movies in the Republic of China, and urban action movies are also very promising."

Sammo Hung was not stupid at first, but when Ye Jin said this, his eyes suddenly lit up.

In fact, he also realized that the Kung Fu movies in the early Republic of China had some dead ends. For example, the Ten Tigers in the early Republic of China had already been filmed. They also filmed Drunken Fist, Wing Chun, Hong Fist, and Cai Lifo. If they continue to film, they don’t know what to do.

He heard Ye Jin say this, and he was immediately inspired.

Urban action movies are a good theme. Like Ye Jin's filming "Dragon Hard Boy", it is an urban action movie. In fact, the routine is very similar to that of the Kung Fu movies in the Republic of China.

A young man was bullied and had to meet a famous teacher to teach martial arts. He defeated his opponent and hugged the beauty. Such a story is simply vulgar, but when he put it in the city, it seems so fresh and interesting. I never thought that this level was really stupid.

"Mr. Ye, you are right. I know what to do." Sammo Hung nodded immediately.

"Well, I knew you were smart." Ye Jin nodded with a smile.

In his previous life, urban action movies were the trend brought about by Sammo Hung. He made "Beware of the Little Hands", "The Five Blessings", "The Good Stars", "Fast Food Truck", etc., which are all classic works of urban action movies.

In addition, the trend of magical action movies was also brought out by Sammo Hung, but now he is not in a hurry to give him the script of "Mr. Zombie".
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