The Blade Year is a crazy year. DreamWorks has been frantically sweeping the Hong Kong film market. In the last six months, it has encountered almost no rivals. Excellent films have been released one after another, and they are unstoppable on the box office list. Finally, the New Year is ushered in. DreamWorks' The momentum just stopped.
During the Lunar New Year period, DreamWorks' momentum has not stopped. DreamWorks' Lunar New Year film this year is a film by Wu Yusen, "Peace Hotel." The script of "Peace Hotel" was not written by Mak Sing-hsiung, nor was it created by Wu Yusen. It was written by Wei Jiahui, a new TVB screenwriter. He had just joined TVB not long ago and had taken classes in Mak Sing-hsiung's screenwriting class. I have great admiration for Mak Cheng-hsiung. This script was his passion after watching Xu Ke's "New Dragon Gate Inn". A script written.
However, his current identity is a small screenwriter for TVB. He has participated in several script adaptations. He is unknown in the industry and his performance in the screenwriting class organized by the Performing Artists Association was mediocre. Mak Chengxiong does not have much respect for him. It seems that he also has the idea of ??giving it a try. He submitted the script to DreamWorks, but he didn't expect that Mak Cheng-hsiung would actually pass it, and he didn't expect that Wu Yusen and Zhou Run, the golden partners, would be filming it. It was also a New Year's film in the second year of the year, which was a great influence on his creation. Huge inspiration.
¡°However, Wei Jiahui has no thoughts of changing jobs now, because in the entertainment industry, the best path to success is to become famous on television. Then he chose the film industry. This is how he set his own development route. When "Peace Hotel" was filmed, Mak Sung-hsiung also came to watch the film with him.
After Mak Cheng-hsiung saw this film, he was filled with emotion. Lao Wu and Brother have already decided that as soon as the Spring Festival is over, they will go to Hollywood to film and then develop in Hollywood. Brother chose to be a freelance actor because he Not wanting to rely on the support of others to achieve his own success, Lao Wu stayed in the digital field for the time being, waiting for future opportunities. His last film in history was "Peace Hotel". Unexpectedly, God's will played a trick on people, even though Mak Cheng-hsiung didn't want to How about writing this? The script was actually released in advance by the original author Wei Jiahui, just when everyone had decided on everything, so Mak Sung-hsiung made the decision to designate this movie as this year's New Year's film.
However, the original script was also changed. Wei Jiahui may have been influenced by Wu Yusen's hero movies, and finally arranged a path of no return for Ah Ping. However, Mak Chengxiong has regarded this film as a signal for his departure. So I changed this path of no return to departure.
Mai Chengxiong, Wu Yusen and Zhou Run are all people who know the script very well, so they understand Mai Chengxiong's thoughts when making changes this time. Wu Yusen's shooting this time also changed the previous style and started again. In a new transformation, this time he set his sights on Hollywood directors and found the feeling of shooting from western films.
This time Wu Yusen also found resonance in the script with screenwriter Wei Jiahui, that is, in the filming of emotional scenes, Wu Yusen abandoned the action scenes that he has always used. Although this movie is also an action scene, the focus is on the Peace Hotel. The emotional conflicts between people imply the conflicts between people in society, and then escalate to sublimation.
In this film, Wu Yusen made great changes to his style. Churches, beliefs, white doves, etc. did not appear. Instead, many black shots appeared. Bald heads and sabers became the main style of this film. , so this film greatly stimulates men's blood and implicitly implies violence. Although there are not many fighting scenes, it is considered to be the most violent of Wu Yusen's films, and it also has the most exquisite expression of violent aesthetics. part of. ()
And this film also resonated a lot with Zhou Run. The protagonist A Ping in the film. Just like his brother now, Aping didn't want to kill anyone anymore, let alone be a hero. He just wanted to live a quiet life like this, but in the end he chose to leave.
Brother will also let go of everything in Hong Kong and prepare to face the unfamiliar Hollywood environment, so psychologically, he and Aping also have a lot in common.
The film ended up being a pretty good success. It's just that the gray style makes many viewers unable to adapt, but the reputation among movie fans is very good.
Hong Kong¡¯s economy actually started to go crazy in the second half of the year with the craziness of DreamWorks. At first, everyone thought it was an economic recovery, but soon everyone discovered problems because of rising prices. The Hong Kong dollar's foreign exchange rate continues to fall, which has caused minor turbulence in Hong Kong's economy. Real estate has been the most affected, with housing prices plummeting.
"Someone wants to attack Hong Kong's economy. Mak Cheng-hsiung held this note in his hand. It was just given to him by the Internet. I don't know who it was. Mak Cheng-hsiung thought of the trader with whom he met. Maybe it was him who How to repay the favor? But that time, everyone just used each other, there was no friendship, and there was no contact after that. With this reminder, Mak Chengxiong was also very careful, because last year, two blockbusters were shot in the digital field. The capital chain of DreamWorks is very tight. The current situation is very urgent for DreamWorks.
However, Mak Cheng-hsiung did not voice his worries. Now that all departments of DreamWorks are running well, there is no need to make everyone panic. So Mak Cheng-hsiung just told Ong Meiling the news and asked her to pay attention to the changes in Hong Kong's economic situation. .
And Mai Chengxiong also took Wu Yusen and Zhou Run on a trip to Hollywood.
"Oops, my head is a little dizzy, Ah Xiong. Why is the script written in English this time? Good Chinese is not written. You know it. English is my weakness." Yu Yueshuang groaned and said to Mai Chengxiong, Because this time, Mak Seng-hsiung typed out the script for "The Face" with a typewriter.
Mak Chengxiong adjusted his seat to make himself more comfortable, and said to Zhou Run with a smile: "Brother, you are going to Hollywood soon. You will be exposed to a lot of English scripts in the future, so this is a very good one." I have taken great care of the opportunities for training.¡±
"Of course I know this, don't worry. I will work hard during this period of time." Zhou Run nodded and said.
Unlike Zhou Run, Wu Yusen read the script very seriously. This script deeply attracted him. This script was so exciting that he already had a prototype of the filming in his mind.
Mak Chengxiong and the others started intense filming in Hollywood. However, the economic development momentum in Hong Kong is not very good, and the stock market has continued to slump recently. Many investors withdrew, which invisibly made the stock market even more sluggish. At this time, international funds were also targeting Hong Kong.
"Recently, the Quantum Foundation has taken action against Hong Kong, and other funds are also eager to try. They are preparing to sell off 300 million US dollars of Hong Kong dollars immediately. Hong Kong's economy has been in dire straits some time ago, and there are not many international reserves. It is estimated that it will be difficult to survive this time. We should What should we do?" Weng Meiling called Mak Chengxiong and told him about the situation in Hong Kong.
Mai Chengxiong was extremely anxious. He remembered that the Asian economic crisis had started a long time ago. How could it suddenly start ten years in advance? Both the United Kingdom and Hong Kong had been exhausted by the previous impact. As long as this last wave breaks their defense, the Hong Kong dollar will depreciate in the world, and Hong Kong's economy will suffer unprecedented damage. The liquidity in the digital field is so small that it can't even provide for filming. Not to mention putting out fires. If Hong Kong's economic crisis breaks out this time, DreamWorks will encounter an unimaginable crisis. If the Hong Kong dollar depreciates, Mak Sung-hung alone cannot guarantee the funds in the digital field. If the two films cannot be completed, they There will be a lot of debt, and finally, the capital chain will be broken. It could lead to the bankruptcy of DreamWorks.
"We must prevent this crisis from happening." Mak Chengxiong clenched his fists and returned to Hong Kong without saying a word. This time back, Hong Kong has given Mak Chengxiong a different feeling. Hong Kong is an export-oriented economic entity and is easily affected by The influence of external factors, especially other countries in Asia. The country has been implicated. Now the streets of Hong Kong are in a mess, with panicked people everywhere, and everyone is either complaining or blaming themselves.
Hedge funds are selling off Hong Kong dollars. This time the amount is very large. One time, they quoted US dollars to Hong Kong dollars. The exchange rate of Hong Kong dollars dropped a lot in an instant. Hong Kong's financial institutions are still making a last ditch effort. Use your last foreign exchange reserves to purchase Hong Kong dollars and strive not to let the Hong Kong dollar exchange rate fall. It's a pity that after two months of impact, their strength has long been exhausted, and in the end they only suffered a B-plus defeat. Fortunately, it lasted until the market closed.
"We must defend the Hong Kong dollar, as a Hong Konger. Everyone has a responsibility that cannot be relieved!" This is what Mak Chengxiong shouted to the camera, because this time it will harm Hong Kong, especially enterprises. Even worse, the film industry has also been severely affected. People from many film companies have organized themselves to use their reputation to stabilize Hong Kong citizens. I hope everyone can contribute their own strength to Hong Kong's economy.
"Mai, are you really doing this? This is a very crazy thing. We will lose a lot." Cameron's painful voice came from the receiver.
Mak Cheng-hsiung felt even more painful in his heart. At this time, he said to Cameron: "Cameron, I have no choice but to do it. If there is an economic crisis in Hong Kong, DreamWorks will face bankruptcy. By then, we will not be able to complete the project." Shooting mission. So I decided to sell our footage to other companies. Although there will be losses, it will not endanger myself."
"Okay, I'll do it right away." Cameron also knew that it was a matter of life and death, so he agreed very simply.
¡° Selling out movies in the digital field is what many companies do, and they don¡¯t have their own theaters. Therefore, this approach will be used to collect funds, and for companies with their own theater chains. You will lose a lot of money.
Producing "Troy" and "Thailand" at sky-high prices"Tannic" and "The Face", which is about to be completed. The three films immediately attracted the interest of exhibitors. Not only businessmen in North America, but also several major exhibitors in Europe smelled a fishy smell and called for consultation.
Businessmen only have profit in their eyes, and they will do whatever it takes to make profit. Nowadays, movies are sold in the digital field. These businessmen are working hard to lower the price. Then Hong Kong is getting closer and closer to the opening. Mak Chengxiong can't wait any longer. Hong Kong's economy is at stake. The time is coming.
Several major banks in Hong Kong are now powerless. Without foreign exchange, they simply cannot fight and can only wait for the final death penalty.
No matter how reluctant everyone is to the opening time. But it finally came, and hedge funds also tried their best to attack it. Yesterday, more than 100 million Hong Kong dollars were left. Today they collected a lot of Hong Kong dollars. At the moment the market opened, they sold 300 million US dollars of Hong Kong dollars to the market. The exchange rate of the Hong Kong dollar continued to fall in the cold wave. Everyone stood in front of the big screen and watched blankly. Waiting for the collapse. Maybe today, or tomorrow, or even the next moment.
"Reply to the mail" points out! A shout came out from inside. This number would attract everyone's attention in Nongfu Changshenji Xiao, and it was a number that could be ignored. But now it is shocking to everyone. Everyone is holding their chests silently, looking forward to a miracle.
"Another percentage point increase!" This time the voice was full of excitement.
But the big guys sitting in the office don¡¯t think so. This is the basic law of the stock market. It's just a trick played by speculators. If they want to make more money, they will do some tricks on the fluctuations.
¡°It dropped by one percentage point!¡± Sure enough, the next voice confirmed their thoughts.
"There are transactions of buying Hong Kong dollars in small amounts. The values ??are small but the quantities are large!" The trader immediately noticed this phenomenon.
Many Hong Kong people have already entered the stock exchange. Take out what little foreign currency they have and try their best, even if it means a drop in the bucket.
The exchange rate suddenly maintained a balance for a period of time. After this period lasted for an hour, the Hong Kong dollar auxiliary rate fell again, this time as if it had touched lubricant. "It's time to give them the final blow and throw out the last 10,000 US dollars worth of Hong Kong dollars!" Jones said expressionlessly. A straw can break a hunchback. His words also directly announced the decline of Hong Kong's economy. death penalty.
The exchange rate of the Hong Kong dollar suddenly reached a trough, and it also hit the lowest point in the exchange rate of the Hong Kong dollar. However, the decline has not stopped, and everyone has no information.
"Boss, we have raised the money, but we can only bring in US dollars." Cameron shouted heartbreakingly into the microphone. In order to solve this crisis, Cameron has not slept a wink all night. Finally, in the early morning, I received remittances from all directions, and I couldn't wait to tell Mak Chengxiong.
"Convert all of it to Hong Kong dollars!" Mak Cheng-hsiung's eyes were red, he had tried his best.
There was no way to win against the top two. Mak Cheng-hsiung still made the decision because he is a Hong Konger and a celebrity. He can't just talk to the camera.
But a miracle still happened. The exchange rate of the Hong Kong dollar collapsed completely after the Hong Kong dollars worth tens of thousands of dollars were put into the market. At this time, the Hong Kong dollars purchased for US$100 million were about double the original exchange rate. That is, this time Mak Cheng-hsiung swallowed nearly The exchange rate of the US$300 million Hong Kong dollar finally stopped declining and began to slowly heat up. Hong Kong financiers looked at this change in surprise, and then learned that someone had swallowed up most of the funds in the market.
"What's going on? Close the network now? Absolutely impossible. Someone saved us." A senior executive quickly came to the conclusion because Hong Kong's economy was saved this time and the exchange rate of the Hong Kong dollar was heating up very quickly. It immediately attracted everyone else's attention. This was an opportunity to swallow gold. Naturally, you won¡¯t miss it. A transaction involving the absorption of Hong Kong dollars appeared in the market. The exchange rate of the Hong Kong dollar soared like a rocket. In just half a day, the exchange rate of the Hong Kong dollar stimulated everyone¡¯s attention like a bungee jump.
Jones punched the table and looked at the screen with a ferocious face. The Hong Kong dollar rebounded, and it actually rebounded at the last moment. The financial crisis they designed was actually stopped like this. There was social unrest in Hong Kong, and they just There is a fishy smell, in order to provoke an economic crisis. They suffered huge losses this time, and now it is actually because of the inflow of US dollars from B. Instead, their previous efforts were in vain.
Soon both parties knew whose handiwork it was. Mak Cheng-hung's last resolute action brought the Hong Kong dollar back to life. Mak Cheng-hsiung became Hong Kong's super hero. This time, Mak Cheng-hsiung also gained a lot." The Hong Kong dollar was at the lowest point in the Hong Kong dollar exchange rate, and was subsequentlyThis time, everyone didn't care about this, they all regarded him as a hero, a super hero in Hong Kong.
"Mai, the doctor said you should not be too excited. Take these medicines quickly, otherwise your heart will not be able to bear it." The old servant came over at this time and interrupted my thoughts, nervously observing my face.
"I'm sorry, I just thought of something that made me excited. I couldn't control my emotions. It's okay." I said to the servant with some pride.
Over the years, saving the economic crisis is what I am most proud of. I was really scared in a cold sweat that time. You must know that if I could not prevent the economic crisis at that time, I would become a pauper, let alone There is now DreamWorks, no, it should be called Dream Group. DreamWorks now has its own companies in 25 countries around the world, and it also has cinema chains covering the world.
I picked up the "Hong Kong Dream" magazine again. I rubbed the gilded characters on it. I never thought that my dream of Hong Kong would come true. Movie fans all over the world know Hong Kong just like they know their own back garden. Now Hong Kong has already become a global tourist attraction, with a huge number of tourists visiting it every year. Movie fans visit Hong Kong, and Hong Kong has become a first-class movie city.
Only then did I remember that I should write a prologue to this book, so I picked up the pen and wrote tremblingly: "The Hong Kong dream originated from Hong Kong movies. The reason why Hong Kong movies have become mainstream movies in the world is Because there are countless people who love movies here, and there are countless supporters."