Chapter 267 Cultural Export

After hearing what Zhao Rifu said, Su Yun felt that his chances of winning had increased by another 10%.

It is obvious that even though he is approaching old age and has suffered several major setbacks, Zhao Rifu still has the dream of building an Eastern Hollywood in his heart.

He was moved by the olive branch thrown by Jia Ning before, probably because he thought that no one could inherit his film empire, so he had to consider switching to the television and real estate industries.

Now that his former most promising successor has returned, and his foreign aid, who was not firm enough in his stance, will not betray him to the greatest extent possible due to blood ties, Zhao Rifu's desire to stay in the film industry has once again become active: temporary losses and stagnation are just inevitable experiences in the early stages of development. After the foundation is fully laid, he will continue to work hard and with all his strength, and will be able to achieve a brilliant ending from quantitative change to qualitative change.

Just like what he and his third brother did during the difficult period in Southeast Asia, they took the mass route to lay the foundation for viewing, and then waited for the right time to launch a powerful attack - then, the Zhao family, which had already made a name for itself, could no longer be stopped by the siege and ban of the Liuhe Alliance.

The path she took was actually based on the history of the Zhao family's rise to wealth, and she had the idea of ​​relying on the entire Zhao family for support: in the past, even if she was gambling, she only relied on the memory of future generations to buy in at a low price when those money-making tools were in their growth period, and then patiently waited for the long payback period.

This kind of "risk investment" seems to be a unique vision in the eyes of outsiders, but in fact it is a typical opportunistic move - because only in this way, she, a newcomer to the rich circle, will not be seriously considered by those wealthy families who think that she has snatched the cake.

After all, in the eyes of others, she was just gambling on luck, just like a blind cat that caught a dead mouse, and she had a good vision and found a loophole, so it is difficult to replicate her path to success.

But if she did not take this seemingly lucky approach and rashly interfered with the industries that had already been divided up by those large and prosperous companies - then these people would unite to squeeze her out as a latecomer, which would be as easy as crushing an ant to death.

Just like when old lady Zhao's Tianyi Company was squeezed out of Shanghai by Liuhe Alliance, they were almost unable to stay in Hong Kong, which is considered half of the mainland. If they had not stood up again by combining their unconventional moves in Southeast Asia with their new path in Hong Kong, the Zhao family in Hong Kong might not even exist now.

However, what Su Yun didn't know was that her guess about Zhao Rifu's mood change was only half right.

Perhaps it was really a repetition of history derived from blood ties. Watching Su Yun narrating her long-planned plan with passion and emotion, Zhao Rifu's thoughts vaguely returned to the hard and struggled period of the past.

At that time, he and his third brother had finally established some cinemas and amusement parks in Nanyang by relying on the audience base accumulated from screenings in rural areas. They had just gained a foothold in Nanyang. At that time, the Lu family, a big family in Nanyang, and Lu Yuntu, who also wanted to build an oriental film kingdom, approached them and said that as long as they were willing to pay, the Lu family could buy out all of Zhao's entertainment-related industries in Hong Kong at any time, and they also promised them four words: no bargaining!

The contrast between the Zhao family and the Lu family at that time was like the difference between a mosquito and a cow.

In order to fight for their dignity with the Lu family, he and his third brother gritted their teeth and persevered for a while, and then returned to Hong Kong to seek other markets.

Unexpectedly, the Lu family is also a big tyrant in Hong Kong. No matter how hard they try, the wealth accumulated by these two or three generations can never be compared to the Lu family, a prosperous old family.

It is not known whether to say it is lucky or unfortunate. Not long after they were backstabbed by their second brother, Lu Yuntu of the Lu family and a large number of his company employees went to participate in the Asian Film Festival held in Taiwan, hoping to seek cooperation opportunities in Taiwan. In the end, an unexpected plane crash occurred, directly killing Lu Yuntu and his wife and more than 50 middle and senior management personnel... Zhao's Film Company, which was suppressed by Lu Yuntu's Dianmao, finally had a chance to breathe.

However, after he brought Fang Mona, who was once a general under Zhao, into the company, Zou Yunhua, who felt that he had no hope of promotion, took over the remaining industries of Zhao's second brother and the "legacy" of the closure and sale of Dianmao, and created the new-style film company Jiahe. Together with the emerging Lu Shaolong, they sniped and ended the days when Zhao's Huangmei Opera films and old-style martial arts films dominated the Hong Kong film industry.

Now if Su Yun wants to carve out a niche in the overseas market, the environment he faces is even more difficult than it was back then.

However, this time, the descendants of the Zhao family will no longer be humiliated by others for money...

Seeing that Zhao Rifu was already interested, Su Yun added fuel to the fire: "I have received news that the chances of this councillor Huang Jinhe being elected are very high. Following the 'absurd' plot of the male protagonist in 'Brewster's Billions' running for mayor as a Chinese, maybe in the future, there will really be a Chinese-American mayor with a Chinese face."

As someone working in the film and television industry, one must be somewhat sensitive to the direction of politics.

Although the Queen's visit to Hong Kong was just a show for the Hong Kong people who were entertained to death, there were some people behind this action who realized that it was not just a simple visit, but a combination of relationships, policies and future directions.

Just like the recent incident where a Chinese-American congressman ran for mayor of a city in California, on the surface it means that the Chinese bloodline has the opportunity to step onto the world political stage, but secretly it means that those early prejudices and misleading ideas have begun to gradually disintegrate and disappear among the people.

The beginning of this imagination came from Su Yun's layout and deployment that he had been forbearing for many years.

"Because you have the support of the Zhao family, your actions in the past two years have been faster than the original plan?" Zhao Rifu smiled when he heard Su Yun's words, "You are still the same as before, you know how to take advantage of the situation."

No wonder Su Yun first approached Zhao instead of Jiahe. It was a pity that they both overestimated themselves and misjudged him just like they did with Lu Shaolong. They failed to see the magic and potential in this child.

Fortunately, it is not too late to mend the situation.

Now, in addition to deploying a grand plan for cultural export, Su Yun has also become the link for cooperation between the Zhao family and Jiahe. Zou Yunhua of Jiahe has been eyeing the overseas market just like the Zhao family, and this has been going on for a long time.

In the past, Zou Yunhua could still rely on the magical Su Yun to help him open up overseas markets. Later, Su Yun left Jiahe for some reason, and Zou Yunhua could only push his new favorite Chen Xuanlong to take over... The funny thing is that the bigger the investment, the more failures there are. After failing in several big-budget action films targeting Hollywood, Zou Yunhua and Chen Xuanlong are now hesitant and dare not take any more risks.

It's not that he has no money left, but he is just afraid of losing money. He is afraid that he will lose again next time - just like Zhao did several times in a row before.

Whenever Su Yun takes the lead in the production of a movie, instead of serving as a support or assistant to the third-in-command like she did in "Blade Runner", she can always accurately hit the spots of overseas audiences and bring seemingly risky and unpopular films to the top of the box office.

This is talent and also luck, just like her unique vision in risky investment, which is difficult for others to replicate.

But Su Yun's ambition goes far beyond the market that his predecessors have already opened up. He is like a newborn wolf cub, wanting to bite off a piece of meat from the overseas film market.

In addition, she will use her popular route hidden in commercialism to awaken the misled people and lead them to appreciate the infinite depth and vastness of the mysterious ancient oriental country, as well as the unique charm that has been passed down from ancient times to the present.

This is also the origin of the "Tomb Raiders" series: the modern and ancient times converge in the mysterious land of the dead, and the hidden treasures in ancient tombs and treasure hunting adventures are the core of the most popular story themes recently.

With Su Yun's ability in screenwriting and post-production special effects, once this movie comes out, there will definitely be some people who will be able to detect her thoughts that she has been hiding for many years.

But the problem is, even if someone begins to notice Su Yun's thoughts, in terms of her current status: the most promising new generation leader of the Zhao family, a collaborator of Jiahe and Zhen Yicheng, and even has an obscure cooperative relationship with the political circle of mainland China and a reputation in mainland China...

If they want to deal with her now, they are not just dealing with a newly emerged upstart, but most of the Hong Kong film and television circles and the entire Chinese mainland - after so many years, they finally had Su Yun, and they will never let those with malicious intentions bring her down.

The current situation is that because of the extremely strong cohesive existence of "Su Yun", Hong Kong and the mainland, which were originally only maintaining superficial peace, have been entangled together, making these two forces fellow travelers standing on the same boat.

While Su Yun was working hard to gain support from the Zhao family in Hong Kong, in the United States, due to the sudden rise of Wong Kam-ho, some so-called far-sighted "elites" began to express their opinions to the public.

"Ever since Mary Sue won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress and officially entered Hollywood with the path of 'Chinese faces can also play positive roles', Hollywood has begun to repeat its decline of the past..." Taking into account the fact that positive black characters began to enter the film and television industry, and then led to the black rights movement like a prairie fire, and the current black rights movement is getting more and more intense, these "elites" who wield pens are afraid to write too clearly that Su Yun is replicating the path of the rise of ethnic minorities.

"But her ambitions go beyond that. She is still not satisfied with stepping onto the Hollywood stage alone!"

"This kind of Sino-Western co-production is a film that uses white actors to promote Chinese actors, so that you will gradually get used to it and become accustomed to it like a boiled frog. Hollywood movies in the future will become a 'politically correct' monster that must have positive characters with yellow and black skin..."

"Especially for children who have grown up watching this kind of commercial movies all year round, they will be brainwashed even more thoroughly!"

"This is not a friendly cultural export, but a blatant cultural invasion!"

The "elites" who wield pens proudly wrote article after article criticizing Su Yun's ambitions. Unfortunately, this is not the era of advanced Internet like in later generations, where articles can be spread all over the world in an instant with just a click of the mouse. On the contrary, the circulation of articles nowadays still mostly relies on physical paper media such as newspapers, magazines, and leaflets.

Therefore, before these articles were published for long, they were invited to have coffee by the government, along with the newspapers and magazines that published them...

The reason is simple: Sino-US relations changed from closeness during World War II to hostility in the 1950s and 1960s. Most of these "elites" grew up in an era of hostility towards China, so they always have misunderstandings and prejudices against China.

But starting from the early 1970s, in order to fight against the big brother China, with whom the relationship was beginning to become distant and which was also threatening its hegemony, the United States tore off its face and resumed the route of pulling China along.

As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. For this reason, the two countries, who have mutual interests, are now in a honeymoon period and will not tolerate any disturbance. In this case, to discredit a supernova who is well-known both in the East and the West, has a strong family background and political support, he must be caught and treated to coffee...

The worst thing is that this group of "elites" who wield pens and hold microphones until they are hoarse and covered in dust have not only received special attention from the motherland, but also suffered a backstab from the people.

In this world, from natural selection to human manipulation, it is inevitable that the number of "fools" will always be much larger than that of "elites".

However, the “fools” are stupid in a funny and lovable way, while the “elites” are smart in a admirable and terrifying way.

The "elites" who thought that their article could alert the people and urge them to boycott Su Yun and Chinese films had no idea that a large part of the people they wanted to alert had already been tormented by a series of operations such as the uneven distribution of educational resources controlled by the class and "happy education" that aggravated the solidification of the class and the separation of the elite and civilian classes, and had become spectators who just watched the show as it had nothing to do with them.

Tom, who had finally had a few days off due to the crew's work adjustments, walked on the street and from time to time he could see this kind of phenomenon: a group of young people in the grass read these promotional articles with laughter, and then stuffed the waste paper under their butts as a cushion.

Not only that, after they casually cursed the author of the waste paper with insulting adjectives and nouns, they enthusiastically discussed some of the stills and makeup photos that Su Yun had just released, which made people look particularly cool and handsome, and even discussed that they must save money to buy the same trench coat as the male lead...

In the eyes of those who are obsessed with entertainment, the "national affairs" that have not yet arrived are definitely not as important as a cool and handsome windbreaker.