"Get out? Do you want to go to jail for decades? I will be old enough to die by then, why bother asking for trouble!" Mo Huaien's expression at this moment was a bit free and easy, which made Xiao Ran suddenly say a bit respectful, being able to face him head-on.
No matter how you say it, you are a brave person when it comes to death. Mo Huaien waved to them, reluctantly lying on the ground and fumbled for his gun: "Let's go!"
"By the way, Xiao Ran, do you love her?" Mo Huaien had an irresistible impulse to ask this question, but as soon as he asked it, he knew that he was stupid.
Xiao Ran and Lin Qingxia looked at each other, with tenderness in each other's eyes, as if they were the only ones left in the world. They smiled at the same time, Xiao Ran only answered one sentence and walked out with Lin Qingxia: "What do you think?"
Watching the Xiao couple leave, Mo Huaien sighed heavily. He really envied Xiao Ran. But now he could no longer accept anything else except death. Xiao Ran's back did not look tall, but
But she matches Lin Qingxia so well.
The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. If you lose, you will die. In the realm of the winner, there is no room for the loser. Mo Huaien not only failed in Xiao Ran's realm, but also lost everything. The only thing left may be
Self-esteem, it was this self-esteem that made him choose to face death.
Finally touching the gun, he pressed his head heavily against the muzzle and lay on the ground, breathing heavily. I didn't know whether he regretted it now or... In any case, he knew that Xiao Ran won, and by the way, he expanded.
With the strength of Phantom, he became the well-deserved number one in Asia.
He thought that maybe he wasn't actually very miserable. At least according to his own thoughts, he lost in a very romantic and chivalrous way. Although he lost his mind after losing, in the end he still got what Xiao Ran gave him.
Dignity and romance. Thinking of this, he closed his eyes and pulled the trigger with all his strength...
Xiao Ran and Lin Qingxia walked out of the house, and soon a number of policemen rushed up to cover them as they left. If Yangguang and Monkey hadn't been alert and explained to the police that Xiao Ran and Lin Qingxia were peacefully negotiating with Mo Huaien, the police would have rushed in long ago.
Got in.
Xiao Ran was put into the ambulance. He took Lin Qingxia's soft hand and smiled softly: "I didn't expect you to be so strong and calm today. It's great to see you change like this."
Lin Qingxia also showed a smile about surviving a disaster. Ever since she became Mrs. Xiao, she knew that she must take on some responsibilities. For her, she must learn to be strong before she can help Xiao Ran, right?
"Everything is finally over. I'm so tired. Can you stay with me?" Xiao Ran's face showed a tired look. For all this, he spent a lot of brainpower to achieve his current success. Once a person relaxes, he will explode all the time.
The accumulated fatigue.
There was a smile between Lin Qingxia's brows, and she held Xiao Ran's hand tightly with her delicate hand, patting it gently: "Isn't it natural for a wife to accompany her husband?"
In their eyes, they have long ignored the crazy taking pictures of countless reporters. In their eyes, they only have each other. Even if they know, they will not care about the reporters. Some feelings do not need to be afraid of being known, don't they?
In any case, Xiao Ran won again. In terms of strategy, he still made no mistakes. However, in terms of specific operations, he almost killed Lin Qingxia. Fortunately, it was only a close call, and this made Xiao Ran always protect Lin Qingxia in the future.
Excellent, avoid becoming a victim in future struggles.
This victory was not easy, and it took a lot of hard work. Let’s not mention the strategic level. The attack on the companies of the directors of Guoli alone had troubled Tang Yan and Wei Dongling who participated in the plan. In any case, Xiao Ran
If it won, Phantom also won, and it also won the leading position in Asian movies, even though it all happened so thrillingly.
However, this war is still not over, and Xiao Ran is still bitter about the British Hong Kong government. This time, he still will not sit still and wait for death. Although he still can't figure out the reason why the British Hong Kong government plays with him like this, he still takes action.
However, while putting pressure on the British Hong Kong government, he tested his tone and found that there was no movement from the other party, as if the matter had nothing to do with them. The next day, the exaggerated details of the kidnapping case were published in
When it was published in the newspaper, Xinbao first published the news that three film companies were suspected of money laundering.
In the next three days, more than ten film companies registered by the underworld were exposed one after another for suspected money laundering. For a while, newspapers in Hong Kong were surprised, and even made the news and the kidnapping case very popular.
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On the fourth day, people from all walks of life in the film industry expressed their opinions one after another, and they would never allow the underworld to tarnish the clean film industry again. On the fifth day, the director of the film and television department gathered the four giants and glanced at them.
The four indifferent people said: "Four bosses, the higher-ups don't want this situation to continue. You'd better come out and suppress the situation!"
Xiao Ran chuckled, but didn't say anything. He just took a sip of water. Pan Di looked at the film and television director indifferently and said: "Director, you should know that we are not opposed to other companies entering the industry. However, we firmly resist it.
Gangster. Now that the results of your registration restrictions are out, we can’t help you!"
The director of the Film and Television Department smiled bitterly. It is really not easy to do something in his position. The Hong Kong Directors Guild and the Screenwriters Guild have said that if this problem is not solved within three days, they will take to the streets to demonstrate. Then it will be another problem.
A huge scandal.
"Four bosses, please don't embarrass me. You also know that I can't make the decision!" The director of the Film and Television Department wanted to let out a loud roar to vent his depression. In this position, all he can do is small things. Xiao Ran is the one who can do it.
Decides everything.
Xiao Ran stared at the director slowly and said: "Since you know that you can't make the decision, why are you here to talk to us? Are you wasting our time? Report it to us and ask the Governor of Hong Kong or the Financial Secretary to talk to us!"
Xiao Ran's tone was very stern, and the director smiled bitterly. The superiors just wanted to test him through him, but he was caught in the middle and found it difficult to behave. Only then did Xiao Ran smile lightly and said: "Director, it's not that we won't give you anything.
Face, at this time, it is unjustifiable for the British Hong Kong government not to give us an explanation! However, don’t worry, I won’t make it difficult for you!”
Lord Wilson is anxiously staring at the Director of Film and Television and Secretary McGrath, who is sitting not far away. Wilson is the current Governor of Hong Kong, and McGrath is the Financial Secretary. By faith
, the Governor of Hong Kong is a good person, and the Lantau Airport plan was proposed by him. At least it is much better than his successor Patten.
Patten did an incredible job back then. Not only did he repeatedly raise the salary of civil servants, but he also drove up real estate prices. Later, Hong Kong was dragged down by the residual poison of this bastard. What’s even more funny is that this guy even didn’t even use the cutting board when he evacuated.
They were all taken away, and all items such as computers were smashed to pieces by the British, who refused to leave anything to the mainland.
This also shows how fierce the British are in their desire to make money, and the Governor of Hong Kong cannot avoid it. He followed the instructions from above and worked hard to create chaos in various industries and bring down the Hong Kong economy. However, at present, the British still have no control over Hong Kong.
I have some hope, but I dare not go too far.
Before the Governor of Hong Kong extended his black hand to the film industry, he had not considered Xiao Ran's huge power. Not to mention the rampant gangs, it was just Xiao Ran's huge influence that he couldn't bear. He even believed that Xiao Ran was the only one in Hong Kong history.
A person who can mobilize nearly 20,000 film industry employees in Hong Kong in one day, but he still did it. There are some things that he knows he cannot do, but he still has to do it.
The British Hong Kong government does not doubt that Xiao Ran is related to the mainland. After all, Xiao Ran's resume is very clear and his background is very clean. However, Xiao Ran's monopoly on the film industry is not what they want to see, and they do not want to leave such a strong public opinion.
Tools for the mainland.
Governor Wei didn't expect Xiao Ran's reaction to appear until now. Now he understands somewhat, but not completely. However, he can still clearly see Xiao Ran's current intention, which is to put pressure on the British Hong Kong government and force him to
Pay for what you do.
What can he do? Under such a situation, as long as he dares to say no to Xiao Ran, I believe that this matter will appear in the media in Southeast Asia and even a British newspaper acquired by Phantom in three days. By then, Xiao Ran will not
Instead of putting pressure on him, I directly showed his face.
Of course, he seemed to have forgotten that Xiao Ran was also the godfather of all gangs in Hong Kong. Xiao Ran had considered asking the gangs to cooperate and put more pressure on the Hong Kong Governor, but he did not implement it because he considered that it would easily damage the economy.
"McKale, why don't you go there for me? You know I have a very important meeting tomorrow!" Governor Wei only thought about it for a moment and soon found a scapegoat. He was different from the previous governors.
The previous governors of Hong Kong were all diplomats, and he was only familiar with Hong Kong affairs.
McGale trembled all over, and with a grimace on his face, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This matter is very simple, but it is not simple at all. Xiao Ran's intention was to force the British Hong Kong government to admit defeat on this matter.
Of course, the Governor of Hong Kong does not want to lose face. The Financial Secretary happens to be the immediate boss of the Film and Television Department, so who should go if he should not go?
The next day, in the office of the Director of the Financial Secretary, McGale smiled reluctantly and looked at Xiao Ran. The other three people did not come. In fact, Xiao Ran was the one who started this matter. Whether they came or not did not matter.
, both sides know it well.
"Director Mai, you invited me here just to let me enjoy the tea here?" Xiao Ran raised his feet leisurely and waited for the foreigner to speak: "Although the tea here is good, I still prefer my office.
of!"
"Mr. Xiao, it's like this. Unfortunately, the Governor of Hong Kong has an important meeting today, so he can't come to see you in person. He entrusted me to say hello to you and have full authority to discuss the whole matter!" McGale quickly put aside his usual arrogance.
With a smile on his face: "You know the government has always been very supportive of the film industry, so..."
Xiao Ran smiled softly. If he could be fooled so easily, he wouldn't need to put in so much effort: "Support is not superficial. I think Director Mai also knows it very well. This time, our movie
The industry just wants to find out why the government is opening up registration restrictions. Don’t you know that this is inviting a wolf into the house?”
"Look at Mo Huaien, what a dangerous person he is!" Xiao Ran secretly shouted not to be offended, and then continued: "The money laundering case in the past few days probably also confirmed this. What I don't understand the most is,
Hasn’t the Hong Kong government always boasted of not interfering in the economy? Why didn’t Phantom be allowed to increase actors’ remuneration in the first place?”
MacLeod was at a loss for words. The government did not interfere in the economy, which was one of the reasons for Hong Kong's economic take-off. But a few months ago, they did intervene. They couldn't blame Xiao Ran for deliberately forcing them to do so: "That was the mistake of the top management at the time.
"Decision, we are considering correcting this, industry prices should be determined by the market, shouldn't they?"
Xiao Ran stared at Magale with a smile, but didn't say anything. He just stared at Magale and said with a tremor in his heart: "Mr. Xiao, I hope you and the film industry can understand our difficulties, and we must let this turmoil calm down!
"
"Me?" Xiao Ran smiled easily. He was really smiling now, not pretending. He admired the British very much. He didn't pay anything, but he actually wanted to convince him like this. It was amazing: "I can't, I'm just a nobody.
Nothing can be done!”
McGale was stupefied by these words and cursed many times in his mind. He rolled his eyes and smiled slyly: "Why don't we each give in? What do you think?"
"Concession? Why should I give in?" Xiao Ran stared at Magalle with a strange expression. If everyone didn't know the details of the other party, they would have taken it seriously: "I negotiate with others and I never like to bargain."
McGale was stunned for a moment, thinking it was time to show his trump card: "Mr. Xiao, you might as well tell me your conditions, no, it's your request. We will try our best to consider it, after all, you are a person with status!"
Xiao Ran laughed countless times in his stomach. The British may not be inferior to the Chinese in terms of face. But on the surface, he still smiled and sat quietly and said: "Since someone has done something wrong, he must take responsibility.
I think the government should show some courage. What do you think? In terms of movies, the government must protect the interests of the film industry and issue relevant detailed laws. Of course, I allow the registration conditions to be opened!"
Xiao Ran really didn't need to obstruct the opening of the registration. He was just angry that the British Hong Kong government had secretly attacked him, so he put pressure on him. The opening of the registration was actually a matter of time. Anyway, the underworld was firmly controlled by him, so there was no need to worry about this.
aspects, and blind restrictions are definitely not a good thing for the market.
Xiao Ran's focus is not on registration restrictions. He just wants to use this to teach the British Hong Kong government a lesson and tell the British Hong Kong government that the Phantom is not at the mercy of others. It must have achieved its goal now, so there is no need to be overly persistent.
Two days later, the Hong Kong government agreed to amend another law and made certain adjustments in response to the gang's intrusion into the film industry. Half a month later, the director of the Gongshang Bureau voluntarily resigned, giving Xiao Ran an explanation.
"RoboWarrior" was released with irresistible momentum under the joint efforts of the three major theater chains in Hong Kong. The box office on the first day exceeded 4.5 million, and it exceeded 10 million in three days. It was finally released for 40 days, and the total local box office reached a total of 5,100.
million, becoming the third highest-grossing film in Hong Kong film history. So far, the top four box-office films in Hong Kong film history are all works of Phantom. No one can resist the birth of the Phantom myth.
In Asia, this film broke the record set by "The Spy", with a box office of more than 1 billion. In Europe, the film was not as good as "The Last Day", but it surpassed it in North America. In the end, the global box office
It has accumulated 2.6 billion, making it the second highest-grossing Asian film, second only to "The Last Days".
"Blood on the Street", which hit Taiwan at the same time, suffered a bit worse, with a box office of only 20 million. However, this does not matter. Because the release and release time of Phantom were staggered, the overseas box office was quite good. Phantom successfully took over
Hong Guo's contract and film, all those who deserve to come back will come back. Individual actors and filmmakers who betrayed Phantom have also been forgiven and returned to Phantom.
Only then did the reporters understand what Xiao Ran meant that day. They were shocked by Xiao Ran's foresight and wrote the matter in the newspaper. The Shaw Brothers did not dare to go overboard in the slightest, for fear of attracting a fierce attack from the Phantom, or even worse.
Afraid that Xiao Ran would come up with a similar conspiracy.
No one in Asia dares to challenge the Phantom Group. After experiencing several unknown cruel tests and challenges, Phantom has strengthened itself through challenges one after another. This time, it finally completed the most important link in Xiao Ran's strategic vision.
Dominate Asian Cinema.
The largest distribution company in Europe and South Korea's CJ were also acquired by Phantom because Guoli and Hongguo were acquired by Phantom. For Phantom, the advantage of all this is that it not only controls the local distribution in South Korea
The Internet also controls the largest distribution network in Europe. Phantom's future films can continuously capture the European market, and this line is definitely the most important.
On the other hand, after Phantom acquired Guoli, in addition to retaining its technology patents, everything else was split and sold after its performance improved. Two years later, when Guoli was spun off and sold, it sold for a total of more than 10 billion.
The purchase price of Phantom is only HKD 4 billion, which can be said to be a huge profit.
In the same year, Phantom won the copyright of Ninja Turtles, cooperated with Warner, and finally earned 100 million US dollars in North America like Golden Harvest in history. At the same time, Shuxiang vigorously developed comics and incorporated many of the ideas given by Xiao Ran.
I used it to make comics, trying to get a share of the comics industry with Japan.
In terms of cartoons, the Phantom special effects team and animation team were officially separated in the second half of the year. After accepting some outstanding talents from Pixar, an animation production company named Fantasy was established, and a special effects company named Extreme was also announced.
After the spin-off of Fantasy, it successively recruited a large number of qualified staff in the country, and received many investment film contracts from ATV. It began to produce long-form cartoons, as well as movie cartoons, and advertising was also included in its business scope.
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Extreme special effects are no longer exclusively for Phantom. Since "RoboWarrior" became famous in one fell swoop, almost all special effects production in Hong Kong and even Southeast Asia have found its way. However, special effects production is not a simple matter. It requires
It takes time and patience, so there is not much work to do next.
Of course, for Xiao Ran, everything is just the beginning. When he has had enough rest and the Phantom has recharged his energy, at that time, it will be time to start challenging Hollywood. And these are some strategies for the future,
Now let us continue to return to the previous passionate years.
Don't forget, Xiao Ran's goal is just a movie. He has never thought about becoming the richest man in the world, nor has he thought about how much money he wants. For him, who has experienced life and death again, all this is just a numbers game.
However, he knew that only after playing this digital game wonderfully and successfully could he be able to make movies with peace of mind. Therefore, he spent considerable energy on playing it. When everything reached the current level, he did not need to worry too much.
This is a game, and Wei Dongling is enough to play it for him. Movies, this is what he wants, isn't it?
In the second half of the year, Phantom successively borrowed money from the Bank of China to carefully select acquisition targets around the world, including newspapers, magazines and television stations, and established the prototype of a multinational media group. On the contrary, it did not make too many acquisitions in the film field, but concentrated on targeting
In the media industry.
In the blink of an eye, it was early September, and Xiao Ran and Lin Qingxia returned from their trip to relax. After returning, Xiao Ran has been thinking about how to open up the mainland market. This is very critical. Without the mainland market, he will definitely not be able to compete with Hollywood.
It was time to start shooting the sequels of "The Spy" and "The God of Gamblers". He thought about it for a long time, but still couldn't think of any suitable candidates to direct these two films. Himself? Don't be kidding. With the popularity of these two films,
It is inevitable that it will be a hit, so we can take the opportunity to promote new talents, and it does not necessarily require Xiao Ran to direct it himself.
Phantom now has at least five signature dishes, and "The Three Heroes of the East" has finally been accepted by the market after Xiao Ran's subtle guidance to the market and the audience. Fortunately, the gloomy style of fantasy is not too strong, and the box office results are quite disappointing.
vulgar.
"The Swordsman" also achieved success after its release. It is no exaggeration to say that in Hong Kong and even the Southeast Asian market, there is a phenomenon of a hundred flowers blooming with various themes. Xiao Ran was able to follow the trend due to the coordination of the Film Association.
Very good control, everything is developing in a good direction.
However, how long can the overseas market last? Xiao Ran doesn't know that in some areas of Southeast Asia, Hong Kong films have overwhelmed Hollywood films and occupied a considerable market share. The problem is that no one knows when these regions will launch cultural protection policies.
Once these policies are introduced, Hong Kong films will be in disarray.
Developing the mainland market is an especially important thing. In fact, there are already quite a few Phantom movies released in the mainland. In the first half of the year alone, about 13 or 4 movies were released, and the box office is the best in the country. But if you want to make a big move
I don’t know how long it will take to enter the mainland.
Miao Qiaowei and Qi Meizhen got married at the beginning of this year, and at the same time, Brother B finally became a father, and Zhang Manyu also broke up with Er Dongsheng. The robbery of Liu Jialing that Xiao Ran had been worried about did not happen, which shows that history may not follow him.
It's the same familiar one.
Now the burden on Xiao Ran's shoulders is much lighter, because the main work has been handed over to Wei Dongling. He is now basically only responsible for the company's major strategies and directions. In addition, his usual work is to continue to make his own movies.
What is his own movie? Xiao Ran thought it might be like "Gunfire" to Adu. His own movie is to make the movie in his mind, rather than just a commercial movie. However, he obviously hasn't thought about it yet.
What does your own movie look like?
In desperation, he had no choice but to continue making commercial films. For the racing series, Xiao Ran only wrote the first two, leaving the rest to the writing team. In a sense, racing films are acceptable to both the East and the West.
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In fact, there will always be similarities. Whether it is love or action movies, there are always similarities. The key is not to stuff a lot of Eastern culture into the West. Once this happens in a movie, it will always be a problem in the West.
It's hard to have a better ending.
Hong Kong car god Chen Jiafeng is a very flamboyant guy. Even when he meets Xiao Ran, he is still very flamboyant and raises his eyebrows. However, he does have crazy capital. Legend has it that he is the number one driver in Hong Kong, even professional
No driver is fast enough for him.
In addition to Chen Jiafeng, there was also a retired driver Guo Dong who came to Phantom Company. Interestingly, Guo Dong kept glaring at Chen Jiafeng after seeing Chen Jiafeng. Xiao Ran was very curious: "Have you known each other before?"
"We know..." Guo Dong held it in for a long time, needless to mention the depression on his face: "He beat me before! However, he forced me to race! And there is no decent track here in Hong Kong."
"No matter what method you use, you lose, don't you?" Chen Jiafeng raised his eyebrows disdainfully: "Guo Dong, don't use the track as an excuse, you have to admit your defeat!"
"Okay, stop!" Xiao Ran stood up and looked at the two bickering people. He couldn't help but laugh to himself. He suddenly realized a problem and asked quickly: "You said there is no decent racing track in Hong Kong. Is this true?
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Guo Dong nodded. How can there be any suitable track in Hong Kong, which is a small place? On weekdays, they race in places such as Clear Water Bay. The races there are relatively easy, and there are no great corners. It can only be said that it is
It's just a quick fight.
That's true! Xiao Ran was a little depressed. Wouldn't this mean that he would have to modify the script? Just when he was distressed, Chen Jiafeng sneered: "Who said there is no suitable track in Hong Kong? I'm afraid your skills won't pass the test!"