In July, "The Matrix 2" starring Xiang Nan will be released as usual.

As soon as the first film came out, it caused a sensation all over the world. Both the industry and the audience gave this film high praise.

Endless imagination, cool fighting scenes, and exciting and suspenseful plots have made "The Matrix" extremely popular, earning a box office of US$600 million worldwide.

In addition, video disc sales and rentals are also among the best. Coupled with the income from peripheral product development, "The Matrix" has brought nearly 2 billion US dollars in revenue to Universal Pictures in the past two years.

Therefore, "The Matrix 2" naturally needs to be filmed, and it must be filmed better.

The production cost of "The Matrix" was only US$80 million, while the cost of "The Matrix 2" was doubled to US$160 million.

Therefore, the scene is bigger and the picture effect is more stunning. Coupled with the wonderful story, this movie is once again a box office hit, with a box office of 360 million US dollars in North America and more than 700 million US dollars in the global box office. It is another blockbuster movie.

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In August, the movie released was "Gladiator" starring Mel Gibson.

This movie is an epic action film that tells the story of a general who was demoted as a slave in ancient Rome and took revenge on the emperor.

It is directed by Ridley Scott, who is a famous Hollywood iron-blooded director, the famous "Alien", "Blade Runner", "Thelma and Louise", "The Devil Wears Prada", "Black Hawk Down",

"Kingdom of Heaven", "Prometheus", etc. were directed by him.

Therefore, under his direction, "Gladiator" was magnificent, full of tension, and full of magnificent epic flavor, so it was a great success after its release.

In the end, the box office in North America was US$160 million, and the global box office was nearly US$500 million. It was really quite extraordinary.

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In the same month, the crew ended filming in Rome and moved to Hong Kong.

As soon as he arrived in Xiangjiang, Xiang Nan was in high spirits. After all, this was his hometown. His power was intricate and deep-rooted, even more powerful than in Hollywood. Whatever happened here, he would have a way to deal with it.

After returning to Xiangjiang, Xiang Nan was not in a hurry to film, but met with old friends first.

Shanshan is still the assistant to the president of ATV, with the same status as the general manager. She will also participate in the daily management of the company, mainly responsible for public relations.

ATV is now pursuing an overseas strategy. In addition to Hong Kong, Macau, and the Mainland, it is also preparing to enter Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, and overseas Chinatowns.

This naturally requires the public relations department to take action to open up markets one by one. So Shanshan is very busy and has to squeeze in time to meet with Xiang Nan.

"You are so busy now that your body is almost exhausted. Do you want to take a rest?" Xiang Nan said with pity when he saw this.

"No, brother, I have discretion." Shanshan was very happy to see Xiang Nan caring about her.

"You still have to take good care of your health." Xiang Nan warned, "You can never make enough money. Besides, your brother and I are not short of money either."

"I know." Shanshan nodded, "Actually, I like to do this. I wasted too much time before. I was confused and accomplished nothing for so many years. Now it's easy to make some achievements.

Although I am busy now, I am very happy and have a sense of accomplishment. I am willing to continue to be busy like this, brother, this is my true thought."

Hearing what Shanshan said, Xiang Nan nodded and understood her thoughts.

Indeed, after Shanshan came out of her hometown, she lived a very absurd life for a period of time. People were not like humans, and ghosts were not like ghosts. Now she is the assistant to the president of ATV. She attends all important occasions, meets with big shots, and does everything.

These are all big things.

For her, it is indeed a sense of accomplishment, and it is reasonable that she is willing to be busy.

"Okay, but you still have to pay attention to your health." Xiang Nan nodded.

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As for Real Kung Fu Film, the number of films being filmed in Hong Kong has been reduced, and many talents have been transferred to ATV or mainland branches.

The mainland branch has developed well in the past year, launching several blockbuster costume dramas, which have caused quite a stir in the mainland.

In particular, it has signed several talented newcomers from the mainland, such as Sun Honglei, Duan Yihong, Yin Xiaotian, Sui Junbo, Deng Chao, Zuo Xiaoqing, etc.

Even Wang Jing feels that there are many talents in the mainland, which is much better than Xiangjiang.

In the past few years, Hong Kong has also seen the emergence of newcomers such as Cheung Pak-chi, Nicholas Tse, Chen Xiaodong, Shawn Yue, and Edison Chen, but compared with the star-studded golden age of the 1980s, they are far behind, and talents are showing signs of being on the back burner.

Therefore, in the past two years, he has focused mainly on the mainland.

"You can tell by looking at the talent pool that the mainland will definitely replace Xiangjiang in the future." Wang Jing sighed.

"That's natural. After all, the mainland has a population of 1.2 billion, and every one in 10,000 will have 120,000 talents." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "Besides, the potential of the mainland's film and television market is being unleashed, and it will one day replace the United States and become the world's largest entertainment market.

, I wouldn’t be surprised.”

Wang Jing nodded.

The United States only has a population of 300 million, but China has a population of 1.2 billion. And looking at China's economic growth rate, in the next ten years, it is possible that it will surpass Japan and become the world's second largest economy. In another twenty years, it is possible

Keep pace with the United States.

By then, the consumption volume exploded by a population of 1.2 billion will naturally be greater than the consumption volume of a population of 300 million people.

"So there is nothing wrong with paying attention to the mainland market." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "But we cannot completely abandon the Xiangjiang market. After all, the livelihood of 100,000 laborers depends on it, and we still have to leave a bowl of food for them."

At the peak of Hong Kong's film industry, there were 100,000 people working in film and television-related jobs in Hong Kong. Although the scale is now smaller, there are still at least 30,000 to 50,000 people.

It is not easy for them to change careers. After all, many people have been doing this all their lives and are getting older, so it is already too late to change careers.

It seems like martial arts masters like Mars, Lu Huiguang, and Lin Guobin, what should they do if they are not filming? Selling fruit at the fruit stall, or driving a taxi?

When Wang Jing heard this, he nodded in agreement. Xiang Nan's words completely touched his heart.

He has grown up in the entertainment industry since he was a child and knows many people. Naturally, he does not want to see these old friends have a miserable life. Therefore, it is good for them to hire them to film, even if the pay is not high.

After all, what people fear most is the lack of hope.

"Mr. Ning, you are such a good person. There are not many conscientious bosses like you." Wang Jing said movedly.

"No need to say this, just do your best." Xiang Nan waved his hand and smiled.

Who knows that he is a fan of Hong Kong movies? When he sees those old artists and employees who have no job, he naturally feels uncomfortable. It would be fine if he has no money, but it is not that he has no money now, so he will help if he can.
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