While "Fights Break Sphere" continues to break box office records in the mainland market, its revenue in Hong Kong, Taiwan and overseas is also good.

For example, in Hong Kong, the film grossed 1.17 million Hong Kong dollars, or about 1400 million US dollars, when it was taken off the screen.

When people in later generations talk about the decline of Hong Kong films, they often have the illusion that the entire Hong Kong film market has collapsed as well.

But in reality, it is only Hong Kong films that have collapsed. The market is still there, and the audience demand is still there.

It’s just that I used to watch Hong Kong movies, and later I went to watch Hollywood blockbusters.

For example, in the original history, the winner of the annual box office champion of the Hong Kong film market in 2012 was the famous "Avengers", which achieved a good result of 1246 million US dollars, equivalent to more than 9800 million Hong Kong dollars.

In second place is the Hollywood blockbuster "The Dark Knight Rises", with a box office of 1034 million US dollars, slightly lower than "Avengers".

Therefore, the box office revenue of the Hong Kong film market is still very strong.

It’s just that people no longer favor martial arts, action, comedy, zombie and other genres of films, and prefer to watch special effects blockbusters with more shocking visual effects.

In the original history, Hong Kong audiences had no choice but to contribute to Hollywood blockbusters.

In this life, there are Chinese-language special effects blockbusters with even more outstanding visual effects, and the director is Jiang Heng, the pride of Hong Kong. It is reasonable that the film is well received and sells well, and the box office exceeds 100 million Hong Kong dollars.

This is something that many veteran Hong Kong filmmakers are extremely envious of, and Heung Wah-cheung is one of them, but unfortunately there is no one around them who can help.

Furthermore, Huayi’s filming of “Investiture of the Gods” failed at the box office, and Xiang Huaqi felt very concerned, fearing that the film would accidentally follow in Huayi’s footsteps.

But I feel unwilling to do nothing.

It happened that Jiang Heng was in Hong Kong during the Spring Festival, and he made an appointment to have dinner with him to ask for advice on how to shoot a good special effects blockbuster.

Jiang Heng was not stingy and just shared some of his experiences. He didn't care whether they could be learned or not.

After hearing this, Xiang Huaqi still did not dare to take the risk.

However, Xiang is too strong and wants to pave the way for her son.

And because Jiang Heng announced that he would stop filming in 2012, she felt that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and kept urging her husband to make a blockbuster movie to support her son.

The truth is that Xiang Zuo has been in the entertainment industry for several years, but he can still only play supporting roles, and his chance to make a name for himself is nowhere in sight.

Xiang Huaqi was a little hesitant at first, but when he saw that "Fights Break Sphere" was a huge hit at the box office, earning 1.17 million Hong Kong dollars in Hong Kong and breaking the 30 billion yuan box office mark in the mainland market, achieving a box office record of 32.98 billion, he was really moved.

Because behind these box office data are extremely enviable profits!

For example, the movie "Fights Break Sphere" has a shareable box office of about 1 billion yuan in the mainland market alone.

Add to that the markets of Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, North America, and Europe, and it can only be said that Jiang Heng made a killing again this time.

As the saying goes, wine makes celebrities famous and money makes people's hearts move. Jiang Heng makes huge profits every year, and I don't know how many people are jealous.

It’s just that these people know their own weight and dare not take risks.

In addition, the Chinese-speaking market currently only recognizes Jiang Heng's special effects blockbusters, so there is no possibility for others to stand out.

It's like the Hong Kong film market in its golden age. For fashion and action, there was Jackie Chan; for martial arts, there was Jet Li; for gangster shootouts, there was Chow Yun-fat; for nonsensical comedy, there was Stephen Chow. It can be said that each of these people dominated the genre that they were good at, and there was no room for imitators at all.

Therefore, during the years when the Hong Kong film market was booming, there was no second Jet Li or second Stephen Chow.

Although some people have tried to do this, no one has succeeded. Jiang Heng's dominance in the special effects blockbuster genre in the Chinese film market is even stronger than those mentioned above.

If he hadn't stopped filming, it would have been difficult for others to come forward. Therefore, 2012 was really a godsend for many Chinese filmmakers.

Xiang Huaqi was cautious at first, but he could not resist the requests of his wife and son.

In addition, with major companies preparing to shoot new films, he became a little restless.

"What do you think should we shoot?"

Xiang Tai had been prepared for this. "Jiang Heng's special effects blockbusters are nothing more than mythology, science fiction, monsters, and mecha. We can't learn the last three, so we can only shoot mythology."

Xiang Huaqi nodded slightly, he felt the same way, and then asked: "So what do you think is better, classical mythology, or online novels like "Battle Through the Heavens"? "

Xiang said: "Online novels are very good. I see a lot of young people like them. I read some and I think they are quite interesting!"

Xiang Tai shook her head and said, "Online novels are not good. Only young people read them. Mainstream society does not approve of them. Besides, the setting is too grand. It is too difficult to adapt them...!"

"But Jiang Heng's "Fights Break Sphere" was successful?" Xiang Zuo asked doubtfully.

Xiang Tai said: "That's because he is Jiang Heng. The special effects are done to perfection. The audience can tolerate some flaws in the plot because they go to the theater for visual enjoyment. But for the films we made, the audience may go into the cinema with a skeptical attitude."

Xiang Huaqi is also a veteran filmmaker. He said in a deep voice, "That's true. Audiences will definitely be more picky about our films."

"Then what are you shooting?" Xiang Zu looked surprised.

Xiang Tai said: "Confer the title of God!"

"Investiture of the Gods? What should I play? Nezha? His age and body type are not right? It can't be Yang Jian, right?"

Xiang Zuo still has some self-awareness. He knows that with his appearance, it is too difficult for him to play the role of Erlang Shen Yang Jian.

After all, in Chinese-language film and television dramas, the older version of Yang Jian is played by Jiao Xinjun, and the younger version is played by Jiang Heng. Both of them are recognized by the audience. Xiang Zuo does not think he can challenge these two.

Mrs. Xiang turned to look at her husband and asked, "What do you think of Lei Zhenzi?"

In the original novel, Lei Zhenzi is an extremely ugly character, so Xiang Zuo should not be criticized for playing the role.

Xiang Huaqi thought for a moment and said, "It would be difficult to write a story with Lei Zhenzi as the male lead, right?"

Xiang Tai said: "It's not a big problem to spend more money to hire a few good screenwriters. The key is the cast. We are spending a lot of money to support our son this time. We can use all the connections we have in the past!"

Xiang Huaqi heard this and knew what his wife meant. He thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll call Ajie!"

It is said that Jet Li owed the Xiang family a huge favor back then.

Now, the Xiang couple are going to invest a huge amount of money to make a special effects blockbuster to promote their son. As an uncle, you should come and show your support, right?

It's a pity that they don't have a very deep friendship with Jiang Heng, otherwise they would ask Jiang Heng to take the title of producer and come over to give some guidance during the filming, which would increase the box office a lot!

While the Xiang family was preparing for "The Legend of the Gods", Wu Yusen's "The Crossing" had already started filming in Huairou, Beijing.

The film has confirmed several stars including Zhang Ziyi, Huang Xiaoming, Jin Chengwu, Song Hye Kyo, Tong Dawei, etc. Wu Yusen said that this film is adapted from real historical events to create a Chinese version of "Titanic".

At this moment, Xu Ke's "Detective Dee: Rise of the Mystery Dragon" has already started filming. The goal of these people is simple, which is to seize the blockbuster market left by Jiang Heng and win the box office battle during the Spring Festival next year. (End of this chapter)