In the eyes of many mainland netizens, the mainland film and television industry is a paradise for small fresh meat and top performers, and they can occupy a lot of resources without acting skills at all, which is not the same as the Hong Kong film and television industry, which has always focused on acting skills and strength. But in recent years, this situation has begun to fail in the film industry, unlike the small fresh meat and top performers in the mainland who can't bear the box office, and have to rely on powerful actors such as Shen Teng, Wu Jing, Huang Bo, Wang Baoqiang, etc., the non-co-production field of the Hong Kong film and television industry has formed a situation that is highly dependent on the local first-day group MIRROR.
I don't mean to say this. Take MIRROR's recent first full-featured movie "12 Strange Thieves" as an example (100% local production), although it has been criticized by many people for the illogical plot, the amateur acting skills of each member, and the shoddy sound movement (the level of ordinary Internet in the mainland), it is more like a MIRROR group variety reality show, but it did create a box office miracle in this off-season, breaking 10 million Hong Kong dollars in 4 days, bringing "Godzilla vs. Kong 2: Rise of Empires" and "Kung Fu Panda 4" and other Hollywood blockbusters released at the same time.
To put it bluntly, if there is no record of "12 Strange Thieves", relying solely on works such as "Fill in the Word L", Hong Kong films will be reduced to non-mainstream and leftovers in the home field of this off-season, and the Hong Kong box office rankings last week (March 25-March 31) are proof, except for "12 Strange Thieves", the highest Hong Kong films are only 885,000 Hong Kong dollars, which is not only far inferior to Hollywood movies, but also not as good as "Hot and Hot" (1.419 million Hong Kong dollars) launched in Hong Kong from the mainland, and the grim situation can be imagined.
Therefore, purely from the perspective of box office and protecting the local film industry, "12 Strange Thieves" has indeed preserved the dignity and confidence of Hong Kong films, and its success proves that Hong Kong films do not necessarily need high quality, as long as they have the blessing of MIRROR, they can achieve maximum success in the local market.
After all, people thank four or five hundred tickets in MIRROR5 day, and they have paid more hard work and sweat during this period than on the set, and they have also set a new record for the votes in the whole Hong Kong and even the global film industry, and MIRROR fans have also increased the box office figures by organizing high-frequency chartering and repeated ticket purchases when the movie has received a flood of negative reviews, pro-ViuTV film critics can't blow it, and other non-fan citizens generally don't buy it.
Up to now, MIRROR fans are generally satisfied with this achievement, and even decided to work harder to help the film exceed HK$40 million. It can be seen that they are the audience group with the most spending power and willingness in Hong Kong.
For example, "Shanghai Fortress" starring Lu Han created a box office of more than 2 billion yuan purely by fans when mainland audiences completely gave up or even boycotted it, but in fact its final box office was only 124 million yuan. It can be seen that the fanaticism, support, and organizational ability of fans on both sides are completely different.
What's even more exaggerated is that this box office miracle created by MIRROR fans is not an accidental phenomenon. "The Moon Thief", which was released by Jiang Tao, Lu Hanting, and Lu Jue'an, which is one of the top three popular in MIRROR, won nearly HK$30 million at the box office; films released in the second half of last year, such as "Brewing Soul", "Return in July", and "My Paradise City", all of which were not co-produced with their mainland counterparts, have achieved results far beyond the quality and reputation of the films; and earlier films such as "Grandma Has Zuo Second", "Family Spicy", and "Forty-Four When the Dead Body" generally reached more than HK$20 million. Charters are ongoing and powerful. PS: In recent years, most of the Hong Kong films in the non-joint auction have MIRROR members participated
In addition, the cigar director who released controversial remarks in Berlin last year admires MIRROR very much, and is currently filming a movie, MIRROR's actual second person, Lu Hanting, who is most valued by the company, successfully participated in it and played a role in a heavy role, and many of his friends in the circle who have resources and funds also value MIRROR, and various non-co-production film resources are not stingy, and promote them in various public occasions.
This is actually very easy to understand, on the one hand, the big directors and their friends and MIRROR company have the same opinion and similar ideas, and it is reasonable to support their own family members to take over and help them become superstars in the film industry;
Some Hong Kong media pointed out that the filmmakers of "12 Strange Thieves" intend to sign up for the Hong Kong Film Awards to be held next year, hoping to win many awards on the night of the awards ceremony, and many entertainment bloggers and film critics are cautiously optimistic about this, such as "AM730" entertainment columnist "No. 8 Typhoon Signal Duber" pointed out that MIRROR has long been a strong contender for the Academy Awards, but the judges seem to have intentionally or unintentionally ignored their excellence.
Based on the above situation, MIRROR has become an important force in the Hong Kong film industry, and it can even be said that the future of Hong Kong films will be guarded by them, as long as they do not make big mistakes and the company does not pull back, it is an inevitable fact that non-co-production film resources will continue to increase in the future. Please don't worry about this situation for fans who love Hong Kong films, because this is the choice of local film celebrities such as cigar directors, and it is an inevitable choice other than co-production.