During this period, many people did not understand the reduction of holdings in overseas Internet companies, including even those around Li Yuan.
Even a blind person can see that the current Internet concept is blue chip stocks among blue chip stocks, and their status is becoming more and more important. Their stock prices have soared, and from the perspective of personal wealth, they are also one of the best choices.
But Li Yuan actually reduced his holdings without hesitation? What if he began to enjoy life like some upstarts who have successfully started a business? That would be fine. Or maybe he has exhausted his talents and is gradually being eliminated by the times? That is also understandable.
But Li Yuan is not like this at all?
Not to mention Parallel Technology, there was Dafa Media in the past, and later it started a successful business called Parallel (Book), as well as the domestic Parabola Technology. Moreover, the growth momentum of those companies is good, and it is obvious to the naked eye that they are becoming more and more important.
Others include the acquisition and venture capital of some start-up companies, and several of them have also faced IPO success?
Under such circumstances, as long as your brain is not flooded and you don’t need to do anything, you can just sit back and win, right?
However, Li Yuan chose to reduce his holdings. Of course, the domestic parabola remained unchanged, but the other three companies successively made substantial reductions in their holdings.
This kind of behavior is so weird that people can’t understand it at all. And where did the huge amount of funds for reducing holdings and cashing out go?
And Li Yuan was also hard to argue with. To put it bluntly, this behavior was really unbelievable.
Because it is impossible to explain at all - there will be a war between eagle and rabbit in the future? In these two large markets, you can only choose one of the two!
What is even more helpless is that the superstitious belief in free economics has reached the extreme. It is believed that globalization should not involve the struggle between countries. No one will believe it at all, and in the end it will come to nothing!
So here, Li Yuan forced himself to find a reason.
It means that regardless of whether you believe it or not, I believe it anyway.
The host smiled and was noncommittal. It was... an answer!
"Brother Yuan, let's go back to the Yuan Universe. Regarding the development of the Yuan Universe, do you have any new plans? Those that are convenient for disclosure? Haha."
"Of course there is. Our more than ten film and television drama projects every year remain unchanged, and we will also increase investment in mainland China, Hollywood, Hong Kong and Taiwan."
"Are you still very optimistic about the film and television drama market?"
"This demand cannot disappear. Of course we must seize this market."
"But we found that you don't care about overseas? It seems that almost all of your investments are in the mainland, but not much in Hong Kong?"
"Haha, some objective factors!"
"What objective factors?"
"It's just that the market is too small. Oh, and one more thing, the filmmakers here are very professional? This is worthy of recognition. But it is also hijacked by the Hong Kong local market, basically... um..."
"No future?"
"Haha, that's not what I said?"
The host rolled his eyes playfully. Can everyone understand the meaning of such words, right?
"Brother Yuan, let me ask out of curiosity, in what aspects do you mean there is no future?"
"The main reason is that my horizons have been limited, resulting in a lack of freedom in creation."
"Ah?" The host and the guests present were all shocked. They exclaimed in unison, "Brother Yuan, what do you mean, the creatives in the Mainland are freer than us?"
Unconsciously, the host even brought out his accent.
Speaking of creative freedom, Hong Kong and Taiwan filmmakers have always been proud of it. Even if they are not as good as the mainland in other aspects, at least they can shoot any subject? There are no big scissors here.
Even most people in the mainland do not think that their own film and television dramas have a higher degree of freedom than those in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Is that simply a joke?
Li Yuan smiled slightly: "The limitations and freedom I'm talking about are a matter of vision. We all know that according to the trend of Hollywood, big special effects will become more and more common, and there will be many big-scene blockbusters. But in Hong Kong
No, even if we give you such special effects? Young and Dangerous use the Flying Tigers, and nuclear bomb explosions also use the Flying Tigers? Fighting monsters uses the Flying Tigers, and mecha battles also use the Flying Tigers? Isn’t that a joke? That’s it
Born to be restricted..."
What Li Yuan said is the dilemma that later appeared in some Hong Kong films. You said that the police are used to defuse nuclear bombs? The Flying Tigers are used for mecha combat? It is impossible when you think about it. Do you think we, the audience, are crazy?
Here, Li Yuan does not want to discuss those sensitive factors. Because of the embarrassment in status, it will bring embarrassment in the subject matter.
You said that the Young and Dangerous boys are awesome, and when they come to the Golden Triangle, they all look like gray grandsons. They wish they could just kneel down and lick them? After seeing it in the Mainland, didn’t it look like a joke? They just flattened it out. This is something that Hong Kong and Taiwan screenwriters don’t even dare to think about.
Plot?
However, this answer was so unexpected that the host was speechless for a moment.
"Okay! I understand what you mean. Do you think the market in the mainland is bigger? But it doesn't seem to be very good in the mainland now?"
"It still failed to identify the preferences of mainland audiences. It blindly learned from the old experiences of Hollywood and Hong Kong films."
"Oh? Can you give an example?"
"Of course. For example, the image of soldiers. In some movies and TV shows now, the images of soldiers in mainland films seem to be alcoholic, family crises, etc. Some even have mental illness, or are very antagonistic to the common people. At the very least, they are ruffians.
It's so arrogant. It's just a mechanical application. Is this what your European, American, Hong Kong and Taiwan soldiers and police are like? So it's very immersive. This is how Hollywood and your Hong Kong movies are made. But it's completely different in China. It's best to use the boy-next-door image.
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"Yeah, that's one aspect."
"Also, what domestic audiences like to watch are themes about the ambitions of great powers. Reflective films like that... let's make art films! Commercial films are not very suitable."
"Oh? Do mainland audiences like to watch this?"
"You can give it a try! This requires a change in concept. In this regard, Hong Kong and Taiwan filmmakers are really bad. I am more optimistic about mainland creators."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "..." The host was speechless. This is a collision of two completely different concepts, which cannot be solved in this program at all, "Brother Yuan, keep it simple.
Say, you are betting on the mainland? Then how big do you think the mainland market is?"
"It should be... similar to Hollywood, right?"
"Ah?" The scene's jaws dropped in shock.
"How long will it take? 50 years? Or 100 years?"
"How is that possible? It's been more than ten years! Isn't the mainland film market almost the same as the North American market?"
In fact, Li Yuan was very helpless when he said these words. Why didn't anyone believe the truth he said?
Of course he knew that these words would cause a sensation and trigger strong ridicule. But it was also helpless? You can't lie in public, right? This is a live broadcast! Who made the mainland market so powerful?
In front of the TV, Huang Jiaojiao and her two children were also laughing loudly: "Baby, do you see? Your daddy is a bitch. Mommy must force him a little, so that he will be obedient."
Even the eldest lady and the others think that Li Yuan is talking nonsense. It is just for the hype of the Yuan Universe.
However, this "nonsense" has killed the chat. The host felt that he could not continue such a topic, so he changed the subject very bluntly: "Brother Yuan, we heard that you have invested in many other companies now."
of emerging industries, does that mean that these emerging industries also have good prospects?”
"That's for sure. Whose money is not blown by the strong wind?" Li Yuan said with a smile, "Our current investments in several major high-tech projects are all key industries in the future. Whoever can seize the commanding heights will be able to
Bringing huge returns.”
"Then do you think Hong Kong has a future in these high-tech aspects?"
"There is hope! We must have close contact with the mainland." Li Yuan wanted to be vague. This... you are really not good at it! In other words, it is not a place that can be compared at all.
But those in Hong Kong and Taiwan prefer to ask similar questions. This is also quite a headache.
"What about those high-tech industries?"
"Oh! There are new energy industries, electric vehicles, civilian drones, etc."
"Is it so powerful? Sorry, this... Forgive me for being more straightforward, are you too ambitious?"
"How come you are so ambitious?" Li Yuan was amused.
"My personal opinion is that the mainland still needs to take advantage of its low-cost labor force and blindly enter high-tech industries, which can easily lead to failure. This is very bad."
This is also the general view of overseas countries in this era, including Hong Kong and Taiwan - China should be content with its own ecological niche and not forcefully enter high-end industries. Just be low-end.
Even decades later, including some domestic self-media, the voice is still the same.
"Why not?" Li Yuan didn't get angry. He was just curious, what did these people think?
"This is an issue of international division of labor. Give full play to the advantages of each place. If the mainland needs something, can't it be bought on the international market?"
It turned out to be this! Li Yuan made a "puff" sound and really couldn't help it!
Nonsense! If you can buy it, is there still such a problem? Aren’t they all forced out?
Of course, this kind of topic is also very sensitive during this period. So Li Yuan thought about it for a few seconds: "How should I say, China's high-tech development needs to be taken into consideration, right?"
"Can high-tech be purchased? With the current trend of globalization, we must consider the development of all mankind. I don't mean that. The mainland does not need to develop high-tech. I just say that we must do what we can."
Okay! This person has been deeply brainwashed. Will I tell you? Regarding this lesson, the mainland has already suffered enough. Including there will be such suffering in the future.
Li Yuan simply stopped defending. No matter how many reasons he said, what was the use?
"Haha. We are currently in the research and development stage, and we don't know yet whether it is feasible or not."
"Yeah! That's good." The host seemed very satisfied, "Do the guests present have any questions?"
"Brother Yuan, your success in the Internet industry has become the pride of us Chinese people."
"Thank you. Haha."
"I have a question here. In recent years, you seem to be unwilling to make progress."
"Oh? Why don't you want to make progress?"
"You seem to have been the richest man in the mainland for several years, right? You should keep up your efforts and strive to become the richest man in the world?"
The whole audience laughed.
Li Yuan smiled and said: "You can't force this thing? Let me say here, I hope so! Who makes me the pride of the whole village?"
Amidst the laughter, another guest asked: "Brother Yuan, I found that your investment proportion in the mainland is too large. Why don't you choose better overseas investments?"
"Are you familiar with the mainland? If there are good overseas projects, of course I will consider them."
"Brother Yuan, I find that you seem to have some prejudice against us in Hong Kong, thinking that we have vision problems? What is the reason for that?"
"..." For a moment, Li Yuan didn't know how to answer. Is this a fact? But it can easily trigger a map cannon?
"I haven't? I just said that Hong Kong filmmakers have certain problems, and I don't mean Hong Kong as a whole. In this regard, it should be an education problem, right?"
"Okay, Brother Yuan, in which aspect do you think we should improve our horizons?"
"Understand the mainland and increase exchanges." Li Yuan said a few words of wisdom, "Actually, this is not a big problem, as long as..."
The guest's questions were much harsher. Li Yuan's answers were still quite satisfactory. Talking about the film and television industry, it doesn't matter. But when it comes to Hong Kong issues? I'm not an expert either?
Until someone asked: "Brother Yuan, you just said that you have built many factories in the mainland. How do you consider environmental protection issues?"
Li Yuan was asked inexplicably: "Sorry, environmental issues? Don't I have a new energy and electric vehicle company? It's just for the future and for our lives to be better."
"But if there are factories, there must be pollution? We can't always sacrifice people's health for the sake of development, right?"
"..." Li Yuan was speechless. He met an environmental extremist here. No matter how much truth he talks about, it's just a chicken-and-duck argument, right?
"Well... I'm going to correct you a little bit here. The mainland also has environmental protection regulatory agencies, and they are more careful about this aspect. But we still need to be prepared for danger in times of peace, and hope to do better!"
"Can't you learn from European and American countries? Their environmental protection is very good."
"...We all have this stage, and it is the same in all human countries. They are all gradually improving."
"Then you should maintain the beautiful scenery. It's better than dealing with it afterwards, right?"
This is true. But Li Yuan has gradually understood that this person is using himself to build his reputation.
"Okay, okay! I can't guarantee for others. But I promise here that my company will strictly implement environmental protection policies..."
"Then you should give up those factories and hand them over to others for production for the sake of our future generations!"
"That's definitely not possible. Employees also have to support their families, right?" Li Yuan joked, "That's it! Change it if you have it, and encourage it if you don't! Haha."
